No. 47.— 1896.] 



PROCEEDINGS. 



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8. Resolved, — That a General Meeting of the Society be held on 

 Saturday, March 21, 1896, and that the following Papers, passed by 

 the Council, be read : — 



(1) " On a curious Nematoid Parasite from the Stomach of a 

 Ceylon Insect, Mantis religiosa" by Mr. O. Collett. 



(2) " How the last King of Kandy was captured by the British," 

 by Mr. T. B. Pohath. 



(3) "Ancient Cities and Temples in the Kurunegala District; (ii.) 

 Ridi Vihare," by Mr. F. H. Modder. 



Resolved, — That Mr. T. B. Pohath's Paper be printed and circulated 

 amongst Members likely to be interested in it, if the Secretaries find 

 it possible to do so before the date of the Meeting. , 



9. The Honorary Treasurer submitted a list of defaulting Members 

 who were over two years in arrears with their subscriptions. 



Resolved, — That the Honorary Treasurer do write, in the name of 

 the Council, requesting the Members in default to make immediate 

 payment so as to avoid the necessity of having their names struck off 

 the Society's roll. 



COUNCIL MEETING. 



Colombo Museum, May 18, 1896. 

 Present : 



The Lord Bishop of Colombo, President, in the Chair. 

 Hon. A. C. Lawrie, Vice-President. 

 Mr. C. M. Fernando. j Mr. S. Green. 



Mr. J. Harward and Mr. G. A. Joseph, Honorary Secretaries. 



Business. 



1. Read and confirmed Minutes of Council Meeting held on 

 March 4, 1896. 



2. Resolved, — That the following candidate for admission into the 

 Society as a Resident Member be elected, viz. : — 



D. J. Arsecularatne : { = f d } by { £ f f 



3. Laid on the table a Paper entitled " When, where, and by whom 

 was the Sidat Sangardwa composed ? " by Mr. F. W. de Silva, 

 Mudaliyar. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be referred to Messrs. C. M. Fernando 

 and W. P. Ranasinha for their opinions. 



4. Laid on the table letter from the Chairman of the Board for 

 International Exchanges, New South Wales Government, soliciting, 

 on behalf of the Anthropological Society of Australia, an exchange of 

 publications with that Institution. 



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