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



During the year 1895 there were elected five Ordinary Members, 

 viz., Drs. P. M. Muttukumaru and C. G. Jayawardana, and Messrs. 

 Leon d'Espagnac, H. Tiruvilangam, and J. G. C. Mendis ; and one 

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

 missioned by the Western Hongwanji College, Japan. 



Three Members have resigned : — Messrs. F. Dornhorst, J. H. 

 Sproule, and J. T. Morgan. 



The Council regret to record the death of the following Members, 

 viz. : — C. P. Dias Bandaranayake, Maha Mudaliyar ; Rev. J. Scott, of 

 the Wesleyan Mission, 



Subscriptions. 



The Council note with dissatisfaction that there is much irregularity 

 on the part of some Members in the payment of their subscription, 

 in spite of frequent applications made by the Honorary Treasurer. It 

 has been decided that in future no publications will be forwarded to 

 Members who have not paid their entrance fee and first subscription ; 

 and Rule 32 will be strictly enforced with regard to Members whose 

 subscriptions are in arrear. 



Library. 



The number of volumes, including separate parts of periodicals 

 added to the Society's Library, was 140. All of these were either 

 presentations, or were received in exchange for the Society's publi- 

 cations. The Library is indebted for additions to the Trustees of 

 the Indian Museum ; the Ceylon Government ; the Government of 

 Madras ; the Director of Public Instruction, Ceylon ; Raja Sir 

 Sourindo Mohun Tagore, Kt. ; E. J. G. Perera; the Editor of the 

 " Octagon." 



The want of additional room for books has been long felt, and 

 special attention has been drawn to this point in previous Reports. The 

 shelves are quite full, and in the present room there is no space for 

 additional cases. Government has admitted the need for more accom- 

 modation ; and it is to be hoped that the long-delayed extension of 

 the Museum building may be taken in hand this year. 



There are at present over 200 books stored away in cupboards for 

 want of room, and some of the periodical publications have been 

 ranged in double rows on the shelves. In spite of these measures 

 there is no room available, and recent numbers of Journals cannot 

 be placed on the shelves with the sets to which they belong. Both 

 the Museum Library and that of the Asiatic Society require additional 

 space, not only for present requirements, but to allow for future 

 development, 



The Society derives much benefit from the exchange of publications 

 with other learned Societies. Many important additions to its shelves 

 are made by this means, and the Society is placed in correspondence 

 with many of the great Scientific Institutions and learned Societies in 

 the world. 



The following is a list of the Societies and Institutions now on. 

 the exchange list, viz. :— The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain 

 and Ireland ; the Royal Society of Victoria ; the Indian Museum ; 

 the Wagner Institute of Sciences ; the Buddhist Text Society of 

 India ; Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen ; the Bombay 

 Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society ; the Anthropological Society 

 of Great Britain and Ireland ; the Anthropological Society of 



