XXV. 



Resolved, that Mr. Alwis be requested to expend a sum not 

 exceeding £15, at his discretion, in purchasing books at the sale that 

 has been advertised by Mr. Gabriel, especially Wight's two Works 

 on Indian Botany, Prinsep's Indian Antiquities, and Vans Kennedy's 

 Comparison of the Mythology of India and Europe. 



The Secretary laid before the Committee a Work on Chronology 

 by Cowasjee Patell, presented to the Society by the Ceylon Govern- 

 ment. 



Resolved, that the Secretary convey the thanks of the Society 

 to the Government for the donation. 



Committee Meeting, November 16, 1867. 



Rev. B. Boake, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Messrs. W. Boake, James D' Alwis, Mudaliyar L, De Zoysaand 

 W. Skeen. 



Proceedings of the last Meeting read and confirmed. 



The Secretary stated that he had called the meeting principally 

 for the purpose of appointing a Treasurer in the place of Mr. Primrose, 

 who had resigned, in consequence of his removal to Kandy. 



A list of 22 books was handed in, bought at Mr. Gabriel's, in 

 accordance with the vote of the last meeting ; they consisted of thes 

 following : — 





£ 



s. 



d, 



Icones Plantarum India? Orientalis, 6 vols. 



7 



10 







Day's Malabar Fishes ... 



1 



10 







Wight's Indian Botany, 2 vols. 



3 



10 







Vans Kennedy's Hindu Mythology ... 







15 







The Sankhya Karika, by Iswara Krishna 







6 







Prinsep's Indian Antiquities, 2 vols.... 



1 



5 







The Dabistan, or School of Manners, 3 vols 



. 



15 







Hampson's Origines Patricia 







4 









£15 



15 







d 



