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



3. Mr. Harward then read the Annual Eeport for 1894 : — 



ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1894. 



The Council of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 

 have the honour to lay before this Meeting their Annual Report for 

 1894. 



Meetings. 



Four General Meetings of the Society were held during the year. 

 The following Papers were read and discussed, viz. : — 



(1) " Some Notes on the Species and Varieties of Testudo in the 



Colombo Museum," by Mr. Amyrald Haly, Director of the 

 Colombo Museum. 



(2) "A Translation of a Sinhalese Inscription of 1745-46 a.d. 



engraved on an old cannon," by Mr. D. M. de Z. Wickrema- 

 singhe. 



(3) " Kostantinu Hatana," by Mr. F. W. de Silva, Mudaliyar. 



(4) " Which Gaja Bahu visited India ? " by Mr. W. P. Ranasinha. 



(5) " The Archaeology of the Wanni," by Mr. J. P. Lewis, c.c.s. 



(6) " The Music of the Mechanics of Ceylon," by Mr. C. M. 



Fernando, b.a., ll.b.cantab., Advocate. 



(7) u A Half -hour with two Ancient Tamil Poets," by the Hon. 



P. Coomaraswamy. 



Members. 



During the past year the following Resident Members were elected, 

 viz.:— The Rev. F. H. de Winton, Messrs. H. G. Bois, J. W. Madu- 

 wanwala Ratemahatmaya, J. E. Pohath, and Dr. W. H. de Silva. 



At a General Meeting Mr. J. F. W. Gore was elected an Honorary 

 Life Member under Rules 7 and 9, for the valuable service rendered 

 by the preparation of an Index to the Journals and Proceedings of the 

 Society. 



The Council regret to have to record the loss by death of the 

 following Members, viz.: — Messrs. J. H. F. Hamilton, c.c.s.;* J. M. P. 

 Peries, Mudaliyar ; and George Wall, f.l.s., f.r.a.s., Vice-President. 



Library. 



The collection of books in the Library has been increased by the 

 addition of 210 volumes, pamphlets, and periodicals. The acquisi- 

 tions are chiefly exchanges received from other Societies. 



The Library is indebted to the following donors for additions to its 

 shelves, viz. : — Drs. Paul and Fritz Sarasin ; the Government of 

 Madras ; Secretary of State in Council for India ; Mr. J. E. Sherard; 

 the Government of Ceylon ; the Rev. G. A. H. Arndt ; the Trustees 

 of the Indian Museum ; Mr. W. Pereira ; Dr. J. Burgess ; the Com- 

 mittee of the Colombo Museum ; the State Council of Ulwar ; and 

 Mr. J. B. Siebel. 



The need of greater accommodation for the books is felt more than 

 ever. The only means by which this can be obtained is by an 

 extension of the Museum building. There is every prospect that this 

 may be effected ere long. 



* Author of a Paper on "Antiquities of Medamahanuwara," Journal 

 No. 36, Vol. XL, 1888. 



