No. 47.— 1896.] 



PROCEEDINGS. 



201 



2. On a motion proposed by Mr. Justice Lawrie and seconded by 

 Mr. P. Freiidenberg, the following resolution was passed, viz. : — 



" The Council records the deep regret of its Members on the death of 

 Dr. Henry Trimen, M.B., F.L.S., F.R.S., Director of the Royal Botanic 

 Gardens, a distinguished man of science and an esteemed Member of 

 the Society, to whose Journals he contributed several valuable Papers." 



3. Resolved, — That the following Candidates for admission into 

 the Society as Resident Members be elected : — 



E. S. D. Tillekeratne : nominated by j *J Yayzwardena, 



("The Lord Bishop of 



J. E. de Silva : do. < Colombo. 



( W. P. Ranasinha. 



G -°- T - k: ; *>" {^M.Iidout. 



4. The Honorary Treasurer reported regarding certain Members in 

 arrears, and laid on the table a statement of defaulters. 



On a motion proposed by Mr. Harward, it was decided that, in view 

 of the resolution passed at the last Meeting, Mr. E. F. Perera's name 

 be removed from the roll of Members. 



The Honorary Treasurer submitted the following names to Council 

 as defaulters, which names he suggested should be taken off the list 

 of Members, viz. :— Messrs. B. W. Bawa, F. W. de Silva, N. A. W. 

 Jayawardena, T. B. Panabokke,T. Sammogam, and S. Yisuvalingapillai. 



Resolved, — That if the 'above-named Members do not pay up all 

 arrears before November 28, 1896, their names be struck off the roll ; 

 and that final notice be given them of this decision of Council. 



5. Laid on the table Circular No. 203, covering a Paper by Mr. 

 J. P. Lewis on " Place Names of the Yanni," referred to the Hon. P. 

 Coomaraswamy and Mr. J. Harward for their opinions. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be accepted to be read and printed. 



6. Laid on the table Circular No. 183, covering a Paper by Mr. 

 J. P. Lewis on " Reland on Malay, Sinhalese, and Tamil," referred 

 to Mr. H. C. P. Bell for his opinion. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be accepted to be read and printed. 



7. Laid on the table " Note on the Fortifications of Yapahuwa," by 

 Mr. J. Harward, 



Resolved, — That the Paper be referred to Mr. Justice Lawrie for 

 his opinion. 



8. Laid on the table a communication from the Secretary of the 

 Committee of the British Association on Zoological Bibliography. 



Resolved, on the proposal of Mr. Harward, that the letter be 

 referred to Mr. Haly for his advice. 



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

 Saturday, November 14, and that another be held on Thursday, 

 December 10, and that the business of the first Meeting be the reading 

 of Mr. J. P. Lewis' two Papers, viz., " Place Names of the Yanni " and 

 " Reland on Malay, Sinhalese, and Tamil," and of Mr. Harward's " Note 

 on the Fortifications of Yapahuwa "; and that the business of the other 

 Meeting be the reading of Mr. H. C. P. Bell's " Interim Report on 

 the operations of the Archaeological Survey at Sigiriya in 1896," 

 promised by the Archaeological Commissioner, subject to the sanction 

 of the Government. 



