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Committee Meeting, May 27, 1868. 

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

 The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 

 It was proposed by the Secretary, that a new seal be procured for 

 the Society. 



A letter was read from the Secretary, Mr. Nevill, containing 

 suggestions about the proposed Report of the Proceedings of the Society. 



Also, from the Rev. De Zylva requesting copy of the last Journal. 



Resolved. — That Mr. Nevill be communicated with about the 

 Museum and the Journal, and Mr. Williams, of the Medical Store 

 Department, respecting a Catalogue of the specimens in the Museum. 



The state of the Funds not allowing the Society to pay a regular 

 salary for a qualified Curator, it was considered that a representation 

 should be made to the Government upon the subject, soliciting assist- 

 ance. 



It was resolved, that the Rev. De Zylva be requested to furnish an 

 Introduction, Notes, or additional illustrative matter to the late Rev. 

 D. J. Gogerly's Lecture on Buddhism, which it is proposed to print in 

 the forthcoming Journal : 



Also, that the Rules of the Society be reprinted: 



That the state of the Library he reported upon, the Secretary to 

 be added to the Library Sub-Committee : 



That the glasses containing preserved specimens of Natural 

 History be filled up with fresh spirits : 



That the almirahs be shifted, the position of the cases altered, 

 and all the arrangements made that were possible to obtain more 

 space and better light for the specimens in the Museum ; as well as to 

 find space for the remaining specimens which have to be removed 

 from the Military Medical Store Department. 



The following letter from Mr. C. H. De Soysa, was then read. 

 To the Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, Ceylon Branch. 

 Dear Sir, 



I have the pleasure of sending my old Peacock, "carefully stuffed/ 5 



