No. 47.— 1896.] PROCEEDINGS. 



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COUNCIL MEETING. 



Colombo Museum, July 16, 1896. 

 Present : 



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

 Mr. C. M. Fernando. ] Mr. Justice Lawrie. 



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



Business. 



1. Read and confirmed Minutes of Council Meeting held on May 

 18, 1896. 



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

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

 Mudaliyar, referred to Messrs. W. P. Ranasinha and C. M. Fernando 

 for their opinions. 



Resolved, — That as there is nothing original in the Paper, it be 

 returned to Mr. Silva with an expression of thanks on behalf of the 

 Council, and that Mr. Silva be informed that the Council will be glad 

 to hear more on the point where the Sidat Sangardwa was written. 



3. Laid on the table Paper entitled " An Archaeological Sketch 

 of Gampola," by Mr. J. B. Pohath, referred to Messrs. T. B. Panabokke, 

 W. P. Ranasinha, and H. C. P. Bell for their opinions. 



Resolved, — That as the Paper is not up to the standard required by 

 the Society, the Council regret their inability to accept it. 



4. Laid on the table a letter from the Royal Academy of Belles 

 Letters, History, and Antiquities of Stockholm, soliciting an exchange 

 of publications. 



Resolved, — That the matter do stand over for future consideration, 

 to enable the Secretaries to obtain more information regarding the 

 Institute. 



5. Laid on the table a Paper by Mr. D. W. Ferguson entitled 

 " Knox's Sinhalese Vocabulary." 



Resolved, — That the Paper be accepted and that it be printed and 

 circulated before being read ; and further, that Mr. Ferguson be asked 

 to edit his Paper and to arrange the different vocabularies side by 

 side for the purposes of easy reference. 



6. Considered date and business of next General Meeting. 



Resolved, — That at the next General Meeting of the Society the 

 following Papers be read : — 



(i.) "Knox's Sinhalese Vocabulary," by Mr. D. W. Ferguson, 

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

 III., Panduwas Nuwara," by Mr. F. H. Modder. 



and that the matter of fixing a date be considered after Mr. Ferguson 

 has edited his Paper and it is ready for the press. 



