No. 48.— 1897.] 



DAMBADENIYA. 



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good courtier, drawn from imagination the elaborate details of a 

 most magnificent city. He had visited the place himself and failed to 

 discover anything like the ruins of so important a town. As to the 

 identity of Siriwardhanapura, about which reference had been made 

 in the Paper, it was probable, as its name implied, that it was applied 

 to more than one royal capital, and thus it may have been applied to 

 Kandy itself. 



7. The Meeting terminated with votes of thanks to the writers of 

 the Papers and to the Chair. 



COUNCIL MEETING. 



Colombo Museum, July 27, 1897. 

 Present : 



Mr. Stanif orth Green, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Hon. Mr. P. Coomaraswamy. j Mr. C. M. Fernando. 



Mr, J. Ferguson. Mr. W. P. Eanasinha. 



Mr. F. C. Roles, Honorary Treasurer. 



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



Business. 



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

 12, 1897. 



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

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



Mr. H. B. Preston : nominated by j Jj£ °* U ' 



3. Laid on the table a letter from the American Museum of 

 Natural History proposing an exchange of publications. 



Resolved, — That, as the publications of the American Museum of 

 Natural History more properly suit the Colombo Museum, the letter 

 be referred to the Museum Committee, and the American Museum of 

 Natural History be notified accordingly. 



4. The Honorary Treasurer submitted a letter from the Honorary 

 Secretary, Mr. H. C. P. Bell, C.C.S., regarding Life-Membership. 



Resolved, — That the Council regrets it has no power to modify the 

 existing Rules regarding Life-Membership, but will readly recom- 

 mend that Mr. Bell be elected an Honorary Member of the Society 

 in consideration of the valuable services rendered by him to the Society 

 during a period of sixteen years and upwards. 



