No. 46.— 1895.] PROCEEDINGS. 



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COUNCIL MEETING. 



Colombo Museum, August 6, 1895. 



Present : 

 Mr. J. Ferguson, in the Chair. 

 The Hon. P. Coomaraswamy. | Mr. F. C. Roles. 



Mr. E. S. W. Senathi Raja. 

 Mr. J. Harward and Mr. G. A. Joseph, Honorary Secretaries. 



Business. 



1. Read and confirmed Minutes of Meeting of Council held on May 

 16, 1895. 



2. Laid on the table a communication from the Lord Bishop of 

 Colombo, stating that, as President of the Society, his Lordship consents 

 to comply with the request of the Council, and will deliver an Address 

 on the past history of the Society at the celebration of the Fiftieth 

 Anniversary of its Institution. 



3. Laid on the table a letter from Mr. Advocate Brito with reference 

 to his remarks on the Papers " Chilappatikaram " and " Which Gaja 

 Bahu visited India ? " 



4. Laid on the table a letter from Mr. C. M. Fernando suggesting 

 the employment at Meetings of a shorthand writer to take down 

 verbatim accounts of the Proceedings. 



Resolved, — That the Secretaries be empowered to engage a short- 

 hand reporter for General Meetings, if special circumstances render it 

 desirable. 



5. Laid on the table : — 



(a) A letter from Mr. Advocate Brito offering certain 

 remarks on the Papers " Chilappatikaram" and " Which 

 Gaja Bahu visited India ? " Referred to Mr. S. G. Lee 

 and the Hon. A. de A. Seneviratna. 



Resolved, — That the Secretaries do write to Mr. Brito to the 

 following effect, viz.: — That as the larger manuscript Paper referred 

 to by Mr. Brito is not before the Council, and as it is stated by him 

 that it consists of 300 pages and is unsuited for delivery in the form of 

 a lecture or lectures, and can only be studied as a whole, and is only 

 intended for the specialist, the Council cannot express any opinion on 

 the conclusions at which he has arrived. But they take this opportu- 

 nity of thanking him for laying the particulars before them, and of 

 expressing their sympathy with his researches. As they infer that he 

 intends to print his manuscript, they feel that the questions raised by 

 him can be better considered when it has been so brought before the 

 public. 



