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



GENERAL MEETING. 



Colombo Museum, October 28, 1893. 



Present : 



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



Mr. P. Arunachalam. 



Hon. P. Coomaraswamy. 



Mr. S. G. Lee. 



Mr. W. Pereira. 



Mr. W. P. Ranasinha. 



Mr. E. S. W. Senathi Raja. 



Mr. J. W. Seneviratna. 

 Hon. J. A. Swettenham, 



C.M.a. 

 Dr. W. G. Vandort. 

 Mr. F. W. Vane. 



Mr. J. Harward and Mr. G. A. Joseph, Honorary Secretaries. 

 Visitors : — One lady and six gentlemen. 



Business. 



1. Read and confirmed Minutes of Meeting held on August 11, 1893. 



2. It was announced that since the last General Meeting the 

 following Member had been elected, viz., Mr. S. G. Lee. 



3. On a motion proposed by Mr. Harward, and seconded by the 

 Hon. J. A. Swettenham, c.m.g., Vice-President, it was unanimously 

 resolved, on the recommendation of the Council, u That a vote of con- 

 dolence be passed on the death of Hon. Col. F. C. H. Clarke, r.a., 

 C.m.g. , &c, Vice-President, and that the sense of regret of the Society 

 at the loss sustained be placed on record." 



4. Mr. Harward proposed " That Rule 18 be altered, by changing 

 the first word Jive to four, thereby constituting four Members a 

 quorum of the Council, instead of five." With regard to the alteration, 

 he said the reason of it was not that there was any intention of 

 revolutionizing the constitution of the Society, but simply because 

 on more than one occasion Meetings of the Council had to be adjourned 

 owing to the failure to get together a quorum. 



Mr. Gerard Joseph seconded the motion, which was carried 

 nem con. 



5. The following Paper was then read : — 



