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6. The Chairman said that on behalf of those returned to office he 

 begged to thank the Members for electing them, and he desired to 

 take that opportunity of apologising for the very formal nature of 

 that evening's proceedings. He was afraid it had been due in part to 

 his absence from Ceylon. Had he been in the Island a little more 

 during the past month he would certainly have tried personally to 

 provide something more interesting. 



It would be the duty and aim of the Council to provide during the 

 coming year as many Meetings of interest as the Members, by contri- 

 buting Papers, should enable it to supply, and they would be glad to 

 know that there were already in the hands of the Council some Papers 

 which would enable it. in part at any rate, to attain that object. 



7. The Proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the Chair- 

 man, moved by Mr. F. C. Roles. 



