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



The Council tenders its thanks to Mr. Joseph for consenting to 

 carry on the duties of Assistant Secretary until the Annual General 

 Meeting, and authorises his employing a clerk on a salary of Rs. 20 per 

 mensem from the 1st February, if necessary. 



4. Laid on the table draft Annual Report for 1892. 



Resolved, — That the draft Report be completed and referred to 

 the Hon. J. A. Swettenham and Dr. Yandort. 



5. Resolved, — To nominate the following Office-Bearers for 



President. — The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Colombo. 



Vice-Presidents. — Mr. G. Wall, f.l.s., f.r.a.s. ; the Hon. J. A. Swetten- 

 ham, c.m.g. : the Hon. Col. F. C. H. Clarke, r.a., c.m.g. 



Hon. Treasurer.— -Mr. F. C. Roles. 



Hon. Secretaries. — Messrs. H. C. P. Bell, c.c.s., J. Harward, and 

 G. A. Joseph. 



6. Resolved, — That the Annual General Meeting be held on such 

 date as may be fixed by His Lordship the President. 



7. Laid on the table a Paper by the late Mr. Israel Homer Vannia 

 Sinkam on " The Snakes of Ceylon." 



Resolved, — To refer the Paper to the President and Mr. Rama- 

 nathan for their opinions. 



8. Read a letter from Government with reference to the vote of 

 Rs. 200 given for the preservation of the Dutch Records, and laid on 

 the table connected correspondence : — 



No. 140. Colombo, November 10, 1892. 



Sir, — With reference to the letters addressed to you on behalf of 

 the Society, under date February 7, 1888 (quoted in the Proceed- 

 ings of the Society for 1887-88 at page 110, copy of which is enclosed). 

 September 22, 1888, and October 28, 1889, I have the honour to 

 request that instructions may be issued that the balance of the vote to 

 the Colombo Museum for the preservation and translation of Dutch 

 Records may be paid over to the Honorary Treasurer of this Society, 

 in order that th..e amount (£12. 0s. 3c?.) due by the Society for trans- 

 lation into English of Dutch Records relating to Ceylon may be settled, 

 and particulars of expenditure furnished. 



(2) In this connection the Council begs to remind the Government 

 that the Sub-Committee of the Legislative Council appointed to 

 consider the Supply Bill of 1891, in their report (Sessional Paper 

 LXIII. of 1890) wrote that they "willingly recommend the very modest 

 provision for the preservation and translation of Dutch Records," 



1893 :— 



Council. 



Mr. D. W. Ferguson. 

 Dr. H. M. Fernando. 

 Mr. P. Freudenberg. 

 Mr. Staniforth Green. 



Mr. P. Ramanathan, c.m.g. 

 Mr. W. P. Ranasinha. 

 Mr. E. S. W. Senathi Raja. 



Hon. Mr. Justice Lawrie. 

 Mr. F. M. Mackwood. 



Hon. A. de A. Seneviratna. 

 Dr. H. Trimen. 

 Dr. W. G. Yandort. 



