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5. Considered the question of holding the next General Meeting of 

 the Society at the Colombo Public Hall. It was pointed out that the 

 Reading Room at the Museum (usually allotted to the Society for its 

 Meetings) would not permit of the due exhibition of the numerous 

 paintings, plans, drawings, &c, illustrative of Mr. Bell's Paper. 



Resolved, — That the Colombo Public Hall be engaged for the 

 Meeting. 



GENERAL MEETING. 

 Public Hall, Colombo, December 22, 1897. 

 Present : 



Sir J. West Ridgeway, Governor, Patron, in the Chair. 

 The Lord Bishop of Colombo, President. 



Mr. W. N. S. Aserappa. 

 Hon. Mr. A. Bailey. 

 Mr. F. W. Bois. 

 Mr. H. G. Bois. 

 Mr. E. Booth. 

 Mr. W. de Livera. 

 Dr. W. A. de Silva. 

 Dr.*W. H. de Silva. 

 Rev. F. H. de Winton. 

 Mr. W. E. Davidson. 

 Mr. Chapman Dias. 

 Mr. J. Ferguson. 

 Mr. C. M. Fernando. 

 Dr. H. M. Fernando. 



Mr. P. Freiidenberg. 

 Sir John J. Grinlinton. 

 Mr. J. A. Henderson. 

 Hon. Mr. L. F. Lee. 

 Dr. Muttukumaru. 

 Mr. S. C. Obeysekera, 

 Mr. J. G. L. Ohlmus. 

 Dr. L. Pinto. 

 Mr. Tudor Rajapaksa. 

 Mr. G. C. Trask. 

 Dr. J. L. Vanderstraaten. 

 Dr. W. G. Vandort. 

 Mr. H. Van Cuylenburg. 

 Mr. E. Wackrill. 



Mr. F. C. Roles, Honorary Treasurer. 

 Mr. H. C. P. Bell and Mr. G. A. Joseph, Honorary Secretaries. 

 Visitors : seventy-five ladies and one hundred and twenty-five 

 gentlemen. 



Business. 



1. Bishop Copleston : With Your Excellency's leave, I would 



propose, as President of the Society, that we take the Minutes of 

 last Meeting as read on this occasion, and proceed as soon as possible 

 to the principal purpose of the Meeting. 



The Minutes were accordingly taken as read. 



2. H. E. the Governor : I call upon Mr. Bell to read the Paper 

 fixed for to-night. 



3. Mr. H. C. P. Bell, in rising, remarked that, as the majority 

 of the audience had probably never visited Sigiriya, it might be well to 

 preface his Paperby a brief Introduction descriptive of the ancient 

 Rock Fortress. 



