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



No. 76, just received from Mr. G. S. Goodman, late District Engineer, 

 Anuradhapura, and of my reply thereto, No. 229 of March 22, 1898. 



(2) The balance due to the Society (which may be credited to its 

 general income) has since been remitted, and a draft in favour of 

 the Honorary Treasurer, Royal Asiatic Society (Ceylon Branch), 

 accompanies this letter. 



(3) Mr. A. R. Tocke,, now District Engineer, Badulla, has still to 

 render account of his share of the work.* 



(4) There has been inordinate delay in finishing the work on the 

 part of the Public Works Department Officers concerned ; but the 

 money has been well spent, f 



I am, &c, 



H. C. P. Bell, 

 Archaeological Commissioner 



The Anuradhapura Excavation Fund. 



Restoration of the " Buddhist Railing." 





Received by : — 



Rs. 



c. 



September 29, 1894 



... A. R. Tocke 



. 300 







March 4, 1895 



do. 



. 250 



0+ 



October 31, 1896 



... G. S. Goodman 



. 159 



57 





Total 



709 



57 





Expended by : — 



Rs. 



c. 



June, 1894 



... A. R. Tocke 



. 190 



92 



July, 1894 



do. 



.. 108 



58 



October, 1895 



do. 



.. 42 



90 



November, 1895 



do. 



.. 36 



90 



August, 1896 



... G. S. Goodman 



.. 80 



38 



September, 1896 



do. 



.. 70 



50 



February, 1897 



do. 



.. 86 



87 



March, 1897 



do. 



.. 49 



20 



March, 1897 



... do. 



.. 22 



98 



April, 1897 



do. 



.. 19 



1 







708 



24 





Balance . 



1 



33 





Total 



.. 709 



57 



H. C. P. Bell, 

 Archseological Commissioner. 



* Since received and forwarded. t See Plate. 



% September 17, 1896. transferred to G. S. Goodman, Rs. 170'70. 



