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Resolved, — That the Chairman of the Board for International 

 Exchanges be thanked for the offer to exchange publications, and be 

 informed that the Council will wait for the issue of the proposed 

 Journal of Anthropological Society of Australia before deciding on 

 the question. 



5. Laid on the table communications asking for back numbers of 

 the Society's Journals from various Institutions. 



Resolved, — («) That in the case of the Royal Colonial Institute (in 

 view of the Ceylon Asiatic Society having received a complete set of 

 its publications) if the back numbers asked for can be supplied with- 

 out much cost they may be forwarded ; (&) That the Institutions be 

 informed that back numbers cannot be supplied free of cost, owing 

 to the great demand for them, but that such as are in print can be 

 purchased from the Society's Agents. 



6. Laid on the table a Paper entitled " The Inauguration of the 

 King in Ancient Ceylon," by Mr. C. M. Fernando, b.a., ll.b. Cantab. 



M.R.A.S. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be referred to the Lord Bishop of 

 Colombo for his opinion. 



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

 Thursday, June 11, 1896, and that (a) Mr. F. H. Modder's Paper 

 entitled " Ancient Cities and Temples in the Kurunegala District : 

 Ridi Vihare " (held over from the last Meeting) be read, and also 

 (5) either of the two Papers (at the direction of the Secretaries) 

 passed by the gentlemen to whom they have been referred for 

 report ; or (c) failing these Papers, that " Ancient Cities and Temples 

 in the Kurunegala District : Panduwas Nuwara," by Mr. F. H. Modder, 

 be read. 



GENERAL MEETING. 



Colombo Museum, March 21, 1895. 

 Present : 



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



The Hon. Mr. Justice Lawrie and Mr. Staniforth Green, 

 Vice-Presidents. 



Mr. J. Alexander. 

 Mr. C. M. Fernando. 

 Mr. J. G. C. Mendis. 

 Mr. C. Namasivayam. 

 Dr. Pinto. 

 Mr. T. B. Pohath. 

 Dr. W. H. de Silva. 



Mr. C. Srikanta. 



Mr. T. Rajapaksa, Mudaliyar. 



Mr. W. P. Ranasinha. 



Mr. F. C. Roles, Treasurer. 



Dr. W. G. Yandort. 



Mr. H. Wace. 



Rev. F. H. de Winton. 



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

 Visitors : six gentlemen and two ladies. 



JBi 



1. Read and confirmed Minutes of Annual General Meeting held 

 on February 10, 1896. 



2. Mr. Harward read the following Paper :— 



