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list be circulated and the question again submitted to the Council at 

 an early date. 



3. Eesolved, — That the following Candidates for admission as 

 Resident Members be elected, viz. : — 



(a) Le6n d'Espagnac : nominated by (1) G. A. Joseph ; 



(2) F. H. Modder. 



(b) Dr. P. M. Muttukumara : nominated by (1) Dr. Brito ; 



(2) S. G-. Lee. 



4. Laid on the table a Paper entitled " Legislation in Ceylon in the 

 early portion of the Century," by Mr. H. White, C.C.S., referred to 

 Mr. F. M. Mack wood and Dr. Yandort for their opinion. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be accepted and read at a Meeting of 

 the Society. 



5. Laid on the table a Paper entitled "On a curious Nematoid 

 Parasite from the stomach of a Ceylon Insect (Mantis religiosa), " by 

 Mr. O. Collet, together with specimen mounted by Mr. A. Haly, 

 Director of the Colombo Museum. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be accepted, and the writer be thanked 

 for it. 



6. Laid on the table the Catalogue of the Library. 



Resolved, — That the Catalogue be sold at Re. 1 per copy to Members 

 and Rs. 2 to Non-Members. 



7. Laid on the table the following letter from the Government 

 regarding the additional 30 per cent, charged for printing the Society's 

 publications : — 



Colonial Secretary's Office, 

 Colombo, November 8, 1895. 



Sir,— I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter 

 No. 270 of October 20, 1895, and to acquaint you that the Government 

 Printer has been instructed to withdraw the additional charge of 

 30 per cent, for the printing done for the Royal Asiatic Society during 

 the current year. 



It has further been decided that after this year the Society should 

 pay this percentage in order to save the Printing Establishment from 

 loss. 



I am, &c, 



The Honorary Secretary, H. L. Crawford, 



Royal Asiatic Society, for Colonial Secretary. 



Ceylon Branch. 



Resolved, — That the Secretaries be empowered to continue corres- 

 pondence with Government with a view to obtaining a re-consideratiou 

 of the decision conveyed in para graph 2 of the Colonial Secretary's letter. 



8. Resolved, — That the consideration of holding a General Meeting 

 of the Society do stand over until the Council meet again and decide 

 the question as to a conversazione. 



9. Resolved, — That the following Papers be read at the next 

 Meeting : — 



(1) u Legislation in Ceylon in the early portion of the Century." 



(2) " On a curious Nematoid Parasite from the stomach of a 



Ceylon Insect (Mantis religiosd).' n 



