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



COUNCIL MEETING. 



Colombo Museum, September 11, 1893. 



Present : 



The Lord Bishop of Colombo, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Justice Lawrie. Mr. E. S. W. Senathi Raja. 



Mr. F. M. Mackwood. Dr. W. G. Yandort. 



Mr. W. P. Ranasinha. 



Mr. F. C. Roles, Honorary Treasurer. 



C pk | Honorary Secretaries. 



Business. 



1. Read and confirmed Minutes of Meeting held on August 5, 1893. 



2. Resolved, — That the following candidate for admission into 

 the Society as a Resident Member be elected, viz. : — 



3. Considered the passing of a vote of condolence at the next 

 General Meeting on the death of the late Hon. Col. F. C. H. Clarke, 

 Yice-President, and of moving a resolution at that Meeting to place on 

 record the sense of regret of the Society at the loss sustained. 



Resolved, — That the Council recommends that the matter be 

 brought before the next General Meeting. 



4. Resolved, — That a General Meeting be held on October 28, 1893 

 and that the following be the business for the Meeting, viz. : — 



(1) To read the printed Paper entitled " Chilappatikaram," 



by the Hon. P. Coomaraswamy, laid on the table. 



(2) To move that Rule 18 be altered so as to constitute four 



Members a quorum of Council, instead of five. 



(3) To pass a vote of condolence on the death of the late 



Col. F. C. H. Clarke, Yice-President of the Society, and 

 to move that the sense of regret of the Society at the 

 loss sustained be placed on record. 



5. Resolved, — That any other Paper sent in before October 28 be 

 referred to a Sub-Committee consisting of the Hon. J. A. Swettenham, 

 Dr. Yandort, and Mr. J. Harward, and, if approved by them, be read 

 at the next Meeting. 



6. Considered books suggested for purchase. 



Resolved to purchase Cunningham's Coins of the Indo- Scythians, 

 Sakas, and Kushans. 



The Honorary Secretary was asked to ascertain the price of the 

 other two books recommended, viz., Taylor on The Alphabet and 

 Cunningham's Coins of Ancient India, and report to the Council. 



7. Discussed the question whether Mr. George Wall's statement 

 (read at the last Meeting) with regard to the continuation of his Series 



Mr. S. G. Lee 



Mr. J. Ferguson. 



Mr. E. S. W. Senathi Raja. 



