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



Business. 



1. Read and confirmed Minutes of Meeting of Council held on 

 January 18, 1897. 



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

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



G. C. Lee : nominated by { ?' 2" ^ ee " 



J I J . Ferguson. 



3. Laid on the table a letter from Mr. F. Lewis, tendering his 

 resignation as Acting Honorary Treasurer. 



Resolved,— That the thanks of the Council be accorded to Mr. Lewis 

 for his services as Acting Honorary Treasurer. 



4. Laid on the table a letter from Mr. P. Freiidenberg soliciting 

 exchange of Publications with the Anthropological Society of Berlin. 



Resolved, — That the Society do exchange Publications with the 

 Anthropological Society of Berlin. 



5. Laid on the table Circular No 11 of January 19, containing five 

 Papers on "The Industries of Ceylon," by Mr. Charles Perera 

 Ekanayaka ; referred to Messrs. C. M. Fernando and G. A. Joseph for 

 report. 



Resolved, in view of the remarks on the Circular by the gentlemen 

 to whom the Papers were referred, that they be not accepted, but that 

 the writer be thanked for forwarding them to the Society. 



6. Laid on the table a Paper entitled " A Geological Sketch of the 

 North- Western Province," by Mr. F. H. Modder. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be accepted, and that it be referred to 

 Messrs. A. Haly and P. Freiidenberg for any remarks they may have 

 to offer. 



7. Laid on the table a Paper entitled " Anc'ent Cities and Temples 

 in the Kurunegala District : IV.— Dambadeniya, byMr.F. H. Modder. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be referred to the Lord Bishop of 

 Colombo for his opinion. 



COUNCIL MEETING. 

 Colombo Museum,, May 12, 1897. 

 Present : 



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

 Mr. J. Ferguson. | Mr. A. Haly. 



Mr. F. C. Roles, Honorary Treasurer. 



Business. 



1. In the absence of the regular Secretaries Mr. Roles was elected 

 Secretary pro tern. 



