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Resolved, — That Mr. Pohath be informed that the Council thank 

 him for re-correcting his Paper as desired, but wish the Paper to be 

 prefaced with an Introductory Note giving particulars regarding the 

 original, its date of publication, the name of the eye-witness alluded 

 to, and full details as to the sources of his information. 



6. Laid on the table Mr. W. A. de Silva's Paper entitled " A 

 Note on an Ancient method employed in the instruction of Elementary 

 Sinhalese," referred to Messrs. E. R. G-unaratna, Mudaliyar, and Simon 

 de Silva, Mudaliyar, for their opinions, together with a copy of the 

 article in the Ceylon Friend referred to by these gentlemen to 

 whom the Paper was referred for report. 



Resolved, — That the Council having considered the matter, is of 

 opinion that Mr. de Silva should be informed the Paper contains 

 nothing of importance besides what appears in the Ceylon Friend 

 and in the Appendix to the Sidath Sangardwa, and that, as the system 

 of teaching alluded to is still in use, the Paper be returned to Mr. de 

 Silva with an expression of thanks for its having been offered to the 

 Society. 



7. Discussed the Honorary Treasurer's proposal, viz., that the 

 amounts owed by the gentlemen whose names have been struck off 

 the roll of Membership for being in default for subscriptions be 

 recovered from them, if necessary, by legal proceedings. The Honorary 

 Treasurer explained that since the last Meeting he had ascertained 

 that legal proceedings would be costly and entail much trouble — the 

 signature of all the Members of the Society would have to be taken to 

 sue these defaulters. 



The Council agreed that it was not desirable under the circumstances 

 to take further action in the matter. 



8. Considered the question of holding a conversazione to celebrate 

 the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Society's foundation. 



The President stated that he had been notified when in Europe 

 of the wish of the Council that he should deliver an Address on the 

 past history of the Institution at a conversazione, and in reply to the 

 Secretary he had stated that he would accede to that wish — a decision 

 which he understood had already been communicated to the Council. 



An extract from Minutes of Meeting held on January 21, 1895, 

 regarding the holding of a conversazione, was read. 



Resolved, — That a conversazione be held to celebrate the Fiftieth 

 Anniversary of the Society's foundation, and that the Members present, 

 together with the Hon. P. Coomaraswamy, Messrs. J. Ferguson, C. M. 

 Fernando, E. S. W. Senathi Raja, and Tudor Rajapaksa, Mudaliyar, 

 do constitute a Committee, with power to add to their number, to make 

 necessary arrangements ; that Mr. Haly, the Director of the Museum, 

 be requested to aid by giving his kind co-operation and assistance ; that 

 he be asked to attend the Meetings of the Committee, of which notice 

 would be given to him ; and that a Meeting be held on Tuesday, the 

 22nd instant, at 5.30 P.M. 



9. The Honorary Secretaries submitted a draft rule (as desired by 

 the Council) to the effect that no person shall be enrolled a Member 

 or receive any publications of the Society until his entrance fee has 

 been paid. 



Mr. Joseph explained that there was no necessity for such a rule, as 

 Members by Rule No. 29, had to pay their entrance fee and subscription 

 on admission, and all subscriptions are due in advance. 



