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



Campaign of 1879 against Coffee Leaf Disease (Hemileia vastatrix) 

 by the Coffee Planters of Ceylon, assisted and guided by D. Morris, 

 Esq., M.A., p.g.s., 1 vol, 12mo., Colombo, 1879. Series of Papers on the 

 introduction of " New Products," especially Cinchona and Tea, into 

 Ceylon. Letters on the Melbourne Exhibition, and especially on India 

 and Ceylon vs. China Tea in the Australian Market. " Plumbago : with 

 special reference to the position occupied by the Mineral in the 

 Commerce of Ceylon ; and the question discussed of the alleged 

 existence in the Island of the allied substance, Anthracite," in 

 Journal of the Ceylon Asiatic Society, 1885. 



Council. 



Two of the Members of the Council of 1892, viz , the Hon. Mr. 

 Panabokke and Mr. H. H. Cameron, having been, by virtue 

 of rule 16, deemed to have retired by least attendance, the vacancies 

 caused by their retirement were filled by the appointment of Drs. 

 Kynsey and Vandort. Dr. Trimen and Mr. Ramanathan who, under 

 the same rule, vacated their places by reason of seniority, were 

 re-elected. The Hon. J. A. Swettenham was elected a Vice- 

 President of the Society in place of Mr. T. Berwick. Mr. W. H. G. 

 Duncan having resigned his appointment of Honorary Treasurer in 

 consequence of his contemplated absence from the Island, the Council 

 resolved to offer the post, pending confirmation at the next General 

 Meeting, to Mr. F. H. M. Corbet, who has accepted it. 



Publications. 



Journal Vol. XL, No. 39, 1889, was issued from the press. It 

 contains the following Papers, viz. : — (a) " A Visit to Ritigala, in the 

 North-Central Province," by Mr. A. P. Green, f.e.s. (b) " Note on the 

 Botany of Ritigala," by Dr. H. Trimen, m.b., f.r.s., &c. (c) " Etymo- 

 logical and Historical Notes on Ritigala," by Mr. D. M. de Zilva 

 Wickremasinghe. (d) "Paddy Cultivation Ceremonies in the Four 

 Korales, Kegalla District," by Mr. H. C. P. Bell, c.c.s. (e) " Essay on 

 the Construction of Zoological Tables, with a Tabular Diagnosis of the 

 Snakes of Ceylon," by Mr. A. Haly, Director, Colombo Museum. 

 (/) " Johann Jacob Saar's Account of Ceylon, 1647-57," translated 

 by Mr. Ph. Freudenberg, Imperial German Consul. 



The Journal for 1891, Vol. XII., No. 42, was issued early this year. 

 It is the first number of the Society's Journals issued in pursuance of 

 the new system, viz., the amalgamation of the Journals and Proceed- 

 ings. It contains the following Papers: — (a) "A History of the 

 Ancient Industries of Ceylon" (Third Paper), by Mr, G. Wall, 

 f.l.s., f. r.a.s. (6) Extract from "De Hervormde Kerk in Neder- 

 landsch Oost-Indie onder de Oost-Indische Compagnie (1602-1795)," 

 translated from the Dutch by Mr. F. H. de Vos, Advocate, (c) "A 

 History of the Ancient Industries of Ceylon" (Fourth Paper), by Mr. 

 G. Wall, f.l.s., f.r.a.s. (d) "Notes on Eggs and Nests of Brachy- 

 pternus Ceylonus and Tochus Gingalensis" by Mr. F. Lewis, (e) " A 

 New Method of Preserving and Mounting Zoological Specimens," by 

 Mr. A. Haly, Director of the Colombo Museum. (/) " Ribeiro's 

 Account of the Siege of Colombo in 1655-56," translated from the 

 Dutch by Mr. D. W. Ferguson, (g) " Buddhist Ruins near Vavuniya," 

 by Mr. J. P. Lewis, c.c.s. (7?) " A Contribution to Sinhalese Plant 

 Lore," by Mr. W. A. de Silva. 



