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the particular plan of extension to be adopted, the money was allowed 

 to lapse to revenue. Both the Museum Library and that of the 

 Asiatic Society require additional space, not only for present require- 

 ments, but to allow for future development. 



Journals. 



One number of the Journal has been published during the year 

 (Vol. XIV., No. 47, 1896), which contains, in addition to the Proceedings 

 of the Council and General Meetings, the following Papers : — 



(i.) " Legislation in Ceylon in the early portion of the Nineteenth 



Century," by H. White, CCS. 

 (ii.) " On a Curious Nematoid Parasite from the Stomach of a 



Ceylon Insect (Mantis Religiosa)" by O. Collett, F.K.M.S. 

 (iii.) " How the last King of Kandy was captured by the British," 



by T. B. Pohath. 

 (iv.) "Ancient Cities and Temples in the Kurunegala District : 



II. , Bidi Vihare," by F. H. Modder. 



(v.) " The Inauguration of the King in Ancient Ceylon," by C M. 



Fernando, B.A., LL.B.Cantab., M.R.A.S.Eng. 

 (vi.) " Ancient Cities and Temples in the Kurunegala District : 



III. , Panduwas Nuwara," by F. H. Modder. 



(vii.) " Robert Knox's Sinhalese Vocabulary," by D. W. Ferguson, 

 (viii.) " Place Names in the Vanyii," by J. P. Lewis, CCS. 

 (ix.) "Reland on Malay, Sinhalese, and Tamil," by J. P. Lewis, 

 CCS. 



(x.) "Note on the Fortifications of Yapahuwa," by J. Harward, M.A. 



(xi.) " Interim Report on the Operations of the Archaeological 

 Survey at Sigiriya (Second Season), 1896," by H. C P. 

 Bell, CCS., Archaeological Commissioner. 



The Journal for 1897 is nearly complete, and will be issued shortly. 



The Council still constantly receive applications from Societies and 

 Institutions for exchanges or for donations of our Journal. These 

 applications, though in some cases the Council have been obliged 

 to refuse owing to their number, yet atford gratifying testimony of 

 the increasing appreciation entertained for the publications of the 

 Society. 



The Council trust that it will be possible to have further reprints 

 made of the early issues of the J ournal, as these numbers are very 

 scarce and the demand for them great. 



Archaeology. 



It is with feelings of satisfaction that the Council refer to the 

 progress that has been made during the year in the systematic survey 

 of the archaeological remains of the Island. 



The Council again acknowledge indebtedness to the Archaeological 

 Commissioner for a resume of the work performed by the Archaeological 

 Survey last year. 



General. 



The vote for 1897 was Rs. 34,620, including salaries ; this, as in 

 1896, proved sufficient for only nine months' field work. Application 

 made to the Government for a supplementary vote of Rs. 5,000 was 

 favourably met, permitting the Archaeological Commissioner to carry 

 on excavations uninterruptedly to the end of the year. 



