No. 44—1893.] 



PROCEEDINGS. 



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I entirely agree with Dr. Trimen's opinion. 

 January 22, 1893. 



G. Wall. 



[This circular was laid on the table at a Meeting of the Council he d 

 on the 27th instant, when it was resolved that the final decision of the 

 question be deferred, pending reference to the Lord Bishop of Colombo, 

 President of the Society.] 



The sum referred to was not, I think, collected by the Royal Asiatic 

 Society, as such, nor placed at the disposal of the Council as such : it 

 was, as I understood it, only accidentally connected with the Society. 

 I consider, therefore, that I have nothing to do with it, and have no 

 objection to any use that may be made of it, so long as it is not the 

 act of the Society. 



But if it were proposed that the Society should directly or indirectly 

 undertake any restoration whatever, I should be obliged to protest 

 against it as alien from the objects of the Society. I should recom- 

 mend, therefore, that the Council should reply that the Fund in 

 question does not belong to the Royal Asiatic Society, Ceylon Branch, 

 and that there is no objection on the Society's part to Mr. Bell's using 

 it as he sees fit. 



On a motion proposed by the Chairman, the Lord Bishop of Colombo, 

 Resolved — That there is no objection on the part of the Society 

 to the expenditure of the balance of the Excavation Fund, raised by 

 special subscription in 1884, in the manner proposed by Mr. Bell and 

 recommended by Dr. Kynsey, the remaining Member of the Special 

 Committee, and that the Treasurer is hereby authorised to hand the 

 balance over to Mr. Bell. 



10. Laid on the table correspondence with Mr. J. F. W. Gore 

 re the compilation of an Index to the Society's Publications : — 



No. 200. March 21, 1893. 



Dear Sir, — I am informed by Mr. H. C. P. Bell, Honorary 

 Secretary of this Society, that you most readily consented to under 

 take the onerous duty of compiling for the Society an Index to its 

 publications. 



2. On behalf of this Council of the Society (which it is not 

 convenient to call together at present) I accept your kind and generous 

 promise of such valuable help and assistance, for which, I am sure, the 

 Council and Members will be deeply grateful to you. 



I have to ask you to be good enough to confirm your assent given 

 to Mr. Bell, so that I may inform the Council of your kindness, and 

 send you a set of the Society's publications to start work with. 



February 1, 1893. 



R. S. Colombo. 



J. F. W. Gore, Esq. 



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I am, &c, 



G. A. Joseph, 

 Hon. Sec, R. A. S. (C.B.) 



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