No. 44.— 1893.] 



PROCEEDINGS. 



COUNCIL MEETING. 



Colombo Museum, March 28, 1893. 

 Present : 



The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Colombo, President, 

 in the Chair. 



Mr. P. Freudenberg. I Mr. F. C. Roles. 



Mr. P. Ramanathan, c.m.g, | Dr. W. G. Vandort. 



m[ G. ? Joseph [ Honorar y Secretaries. 



Business. 



^ 1. Read and confirmed Minutes of a Meeting held on January 27, 

 1893. 



2. ThefoUowinggentle^n {fS^ 



was elected a Resident Member, viz. :■ — Mr. E. Booth. 



3. Laid on the table a (printed) Paper by Mr. F. Modder, entitled 

 " Kurunegala Vistaraya; with Notes on Kurunegala, Ancient and 

 Modern." 



The Lord Bishop of Colombo raised the question as to whether 

 Papers could be printed before being passed by the Council. 



Resolved, — That Mr. F. Modder's Paper be accepted and read at a 

 General Meeting. 



4. Laid on the table the following Papers : — 



(a) " Chelappqdikaram" by the Hon. P. Coomaraswamy. 

 (&) " A Temple Festival in the Mullaittivu District," by Mr. J. P. 

 Lewis. 



(c) " The Temple of Chittrevylader Kovil, Mullaittivu District," by 

 Mr. J. P. Lewis. 



Resolved, — That the Papers be referred to Messrs. P. Ramanathan 

 and J. Harward for report. 



5. Laid on the table Notes by Mr. F. Lewis on " The Nidification 



of Sturnomis Senex and Cissa Ornata" 



Resolved, — That the Paper be accepted as one to be read. 



ti. Laid on the table a Paper by Mr. S. Alexander, entitled k ' An 

 Archaeological Account of Patahawatta." 



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

 opinion. 



7. Laid on the table English translations of Yol. I., 1841-42, and 

 Vol. II., 1842-44, of the Galle Dutch Records. 



Resolved, — That the translations be referred to the Hon. Mr. 

 Swettenham and Mr. P. Freudenberg, and that they be requested to 

 make selections to be printed in the Society's Journal, or in case they 

 recommend the printing of the entire translations, that it be done. 



