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



Resolved, — To nominate the following Office-Bearers for 1895 : — 

 President. — The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Colombo. 



Vice-Presidents. — The Hon. Mr. Justice Lawrie and the Hon. J. A. 

 Swettenham, c.m.g. 



Council. 



Mr. Staniforth Green. 



Dr. H. Trimen. 



Mr. W. P. Ranasinha. 



Hon. P. Ramanathan, c.m.g. 



Dr. W. G. Yandort. 



Mr. E. S. W. Senathi Raja. 



Mr. P. Freiidenberg. 

 Mr. F. M. Mackwood. 

 Mr. H. F. Tomalin. 

 Mr. J. P. Lewis. 

 Mr. J. Ferguson. 

 Mr. A. P. Green. 



Honorary Treasurer. — Mr. Stanley Bois or Mr. H. P. Baumgartner. 



Honorary Secretaries.- — Mr. H. C. P. Bell, C.C.S., Mr. J. Harward, 

 and Mr. G. A. Joseph. 



3. Read Annual Report for 1894 as drafted by the Secretaries. 

 Resolved, — That, subject to certain alterations, the Report be passed. 



4. Considered the "passing of a vote of condolence on the death of 

 Mr. George Wall, f.l.s., f.r.a.s., Yice-President. 



Resolved, — That the matter be brought up at the General Meeting. 



5. Resolved, — (a) That His Excellency the Governor be asked to 

 preside at the Annual Meeting, to be held on such day as the Secre- 

 taries may fix, after ascertaining a date convenient for His Excellency 

 to preside ; (&) that the business at the Annual Meeting be as 

 follows : — 



(1) To pass a vote of condolence on the death of Mr. George 



Wall, F.L.S., f.r.a.s., Yice-President. 



(2) To read the Council's Report for 1894. 



(3) To elect Office-Bearers for 1895. 



6. Considered the advisability of holding a Conversazione on the 

 occasion of the Annual Meeting, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of 

 the founding of the Society (February 7, 1845). 



After considerable discussion it was resolved to indefinitely postpone 

 the holding of the Conversazione, to permit of the Council's being able 

 to go more into details as to arrangements ; that in the interval the 

 President, Bishop Copleston (now in Europe), be communicated with, 

 and asked whether his Lordship can oblige the Society by delivering 

 an address on the past history of the Institution, and that on receipt 

 of his answer the matter be again brought up before the Council. 



7. Laid on the table a letter from Mr. S. Mitter, of Nepal, offering 

 to procure rare and valuable Buddhistic manuscripts for the Society. 



Resolved, — That Mr. Mitter be thanked for his kind offer, and be 

 informed that the Ceylon Asiatic Society has not in its possession any 

 Buddhistic manuscripts, but that the Colombo Museum possesses a 

 good collection, and that his letter will be referred to that Institution 

 for consideration. 



