No. 48.— 1897.] 



PROCEEDINGS. 



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2. Read and confirmed Minutes of Council Meeting held on March 

 18, 1897. 



3. Laid on the table Mr. Modder's Paper entitled "A Geological 

 and Mineralogical Sketch of the Noi th-Western Province, " with the 

 report thereon by Messrs. Freiidenberg and Haly, together with a 

 letter from Mr, Modder. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be read at a General Meeting of the 

 Society, as amended according to the suggestions offered by the 

 gentlemen to whom it had been referred. 



4. Laid on the table a Paper entitled " Contributions to Ceylon 

 Malacology," by Mr. Oliver Collett, F.R,M,S, 



Resolved, — That in view of the note attached to the Paper by Mr. 

 Haly, the Paper be accepted and read at a General Meeting of the 

 Society. 



5. Resolved, — That a General Meeting be held on the 22nd instant, 

 provided that the Secretaries find the day convenient ; otherwise, 

 that the Meeting be postponed to the 29th instant, and that the 

 business be the reading of the following Papers : — 



(1) "A Geological and Mineralogical Sketch of the North- Western 



Province, " by Mr. F. H. Modder, 



(2) " Contributions to Ceylon Malacology, " by Mr. Oliver Collett. 



(3) " Ancient Cities and Temples in the Kurunegala District : IV. — 

 Dambadeniya, " by Mr. F. H, Modder, 



GENERAL MEETING. 



Colombo Museum, May 29, 1897. 

 Present : 



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



Mr. C. M. Fernando. j Mr. A. Haly. 



Mr. F. C. Roles, Honorary Treasurer. 

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



Visitors : one lady and three gentlemen. 



Business. 



1. Read and confirmed Minutes of Annual General Meeting held on 

 February 6, 1897. 



2. Mr. A. Haly read the following Paper : — 



