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



COUNCIL MEETING. 



Colombo Museum, September 10, 1896. 

 Present : 



Mr. Staniforth Green in the Chair. 



The Hon. P. Coomaraswamy. j Mr. F. M. Mackwood. 

 Mr. C. M. Fernando. f Mr. W. P. Ranasinha. 



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

 Mr. F. C. Roles, Honorary Treasurer. 



Business. 



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

 16, 1896. 



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

 the Society as Resident Members be elected : — 



L. Walker : nominated by j R^p^de Winton. 

 n ™ T,!, ( K. J. A. Pohath. 

 G.W.Bib.le: do. J A. M. Perera. 



3. Laid on the table a Paper entitled " Place Names of the Vanni," 

 by Mr. J. P. Lewis, c.c.s. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be referred to the Hon. P. Coomara- 

 swamy and Mr. J. Harward for their opinions. 



4. Laid on the table a Paper entitled " Reland on Malay, Sinhalese, 

 and Tamil," by Mr. J. P. Lewis, c.c.s. 



Resolved— That the Paper be referred to Mr. H. C, P. Bell for an 

 expression of opinion as to whether it should be accepted by the 

 Society and printed in the Society's transactions. 



5. The Honorary Treasurer reported the result of final application 

 to certain Members and their nominators in the matter of arrears of 

 subscription. 



Mr. Roles stated that he had been writing persistently to the 

 Members in arrears for their subscriptions. He submitted the names 

 of seven Members whose names he felt forced to bring before the 

 Council for final order. 



On a motion proposed by Mr. Mackwood and seconded by the Hon. 

 P. Coomaraswamy, it was resolved that (a) the following five names be 

 struck off the list of Members for non-payment of entrance fee and 

 subscription, and that they be informed by the Honorary Secretaries 

 of the fact, viz., J. D. Casinader, W. H. Dias, N. Mendis, A. H. 

 Monarasinha, and R. 0. S. Morgan ; that (6) Mr. E. F. Perera (inas- 

 much as he had answered one of the Treasurer's applications) be given 

 final notice that if payment be not made within a fortnight his name 

 will be removed from the roll ; and that (c) Mr. H. Wace, C.C.S., be 

 written to that he will be given up to the end of the month to pay, 



