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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL. XIV. 



COUNCIL MEETING. 



Colombo Museum, May 16, 1895. 

 Present : 



The Hon. P. Coomaraswamy, in the Chair. 

 Mr. W. P. Ranasinha. | Dr. W. G. Vandort. 



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



Business. 



1. Read and confirmed Minutes of Council Meetings held on 

 January 21 and February 16, 1895. 



2. It was represented to the Council that Mr. Roles had not accepted 

 office as Honorary Treasurer, though appointed at the Annual General 

 Meeting, owing to a misunderstanding on his part regarding his resig- 

 nation from the Society, and that Mr. A. P. Green had continued to 

 discharge the duties of the post up to date, but was desirous of being 

 relieved of them. 



Resolved, — That the Council authorizes the Secretaries to invite 

 Mr. Roles to accept the office in terms of the resolution of the Annual 

 General Meeting of February 16, 1895. 



3. Resolved, — That the following Candidates for admission to the 

 Society as Resident and Non-Resident Members be elected, viz. : — 



Resident Member. — C. G. Jayawardana, Medical Officer, Nanu-oya : 

 nominated by (1) C. Perera ; (2) W. P. Ranasinha. 



Non-Resident Member. — Chiezo Tokuzawa, Sanskrit Scholar, com- 

 missioned by the Western Hongwanji College, Japan : nominated 

 by (1) Sri H. Sumangala Terunnanse ; (2) A. E. Buultjens. 



4. Laid on the table Circular No. 368 containing a Paper on — 



(a) An Archaeological Sketch of Gampola, by T. B. Pobath, referred 



to Mr. Justice Lawrie and Mr. W. P. Ranasinha for their 

 opinions. 



Resolved, — That the suggestions of Mr. Justice Lawrie and Mr- 

 Ranasinha be carried out, and Mr. Pohath be written to in accordance 

 with the minutes of the Circular. 



(b) Gleanings from Ancient Tamil Literature : I. — Purananu.ru, by 



the Hon. P. Coomaraswamy (printed). 



(c) Gleanings from Ancient Tamil Literature : II. — King Seiikut- 



tuvan of the Chera Dynasty, by the Hon. P. Coomaraswamy 

 (printed). 



Resolved, — That the Papers be referred to Messrs. P. Ramanathan 

 and E. S. W. Senathi Raja for their opinions. 



