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



In the Kegalla District the restoration of the elegantly carved 

 basement of the Berendi Kovila at Sitawaka was commenced, with a 

 special Government grant of Us. 500 —the fine stone " lion pillar " of 

 Medagocla Devale secured for the Island Museum — and surveys made 

 of Beligala, and the stiipas at Dedigama and Delivala. 



Inscriptions. — The reproduction in some reliable and permanent 

 form of the numberless inscriptions of the Island has engaged the 

 attention of the Government. The services of a native, trained under 

 Dr. E. Hultzsch, were borrowed from the Madras Government for 

 three months last year. During his stay and since upwards of 200 

 inscriptions have been copied in duplicate by the ink process, which 

 has superseded every other in India. 



It is hoped that the Archaeological- Survey may ere long be in a 

 position to commence the publication of an Epigraphia Zeylanica, on 

 the lines of the Epigraphia Indica issued under the authority of the 

 Indian Government. 



Meanwhile it is believed that the Archaeological Commissioner will 

 endeavour to print, in his Progress Reports, the purport (and, where 

 possible, provisional texts and translations) of inscriptions discovered 

 in the course of his work. 



Finances. 



The following is a statement of the income and expenditure of the 

 Society for 1894 :— 



Receipts. Rs. c. 



Balance in Bank of Madras ... ... 199 26 



Entrance Fees and Subscriptions paid ... ... 582 25 



Government Grant ... ... ... 500 



Balance in Savings Bank ... ... 642 21 



Total ... 1,923 72 



Expenditure. Rs. c. 



Clerk's Salary ... ... ... 240 



Sundry charges, Stationery, Printing, Binding, &c. ... 387 94 



Anuradhapura Excavation Fund ... ... 300 



Balance in Bank of Madras and cash ... ... 653 57 



Balance in Savings Bank... ... ... 342 21 



Total ... 1,923 72 



A. P. Gkeen, 

 Honorary Treasurer. 



Mr. P. Aeunachalam, in moving the adoption of the Annual Report 

 just read, said it was a record of good work done, and bore witness to 

 the revival which the Society had undergone in recent years owing, in 

 no little degree, to the zeal of the Vice-President (Mr. Swettenham), 

 whose approaching departure from the Island was so keenly regretted. 

 The finances of the Society appeared to be on a good footing ; 

 the number of Members had increased ; its publications were up 

 to date. The archaeological work in the "buried cities" of Ceylon 



