No. 49.— 1898.] PROCEEDINGS. 



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GENERAL MEETING. 



Colombo Museum, June 25, 1898, 

 Present : 



Mr. Staniforth Green, Vice-President, in the Chair. 

 J. E. Addyman. | A. Haly. 



P. E. Morgappah. 

 G. A. Joseph, Honorary Secretary. 

 Visitors : 14 gentlemen. 



Business- 



1. Read and confirmed Minutes of Annual General Meeting held 

 on February 26, 1898. 



2. Read following correspondence regarding inadequate accommo- 

 dation for the Library : — 



The Honorary Secretary, C.B.R.A.S., to the Hon. the 

 Colonial Secretary. 



No. 35. Colombo, February 27, 1898. 



Sir, — At the Annual General Meeting of the Society held on the 

 26th instant, under the presidency of the Hon. Mr. Justice Lawrie, 

 Vice-President, it was unanimously resolved to direct the attention of 

 the Government to that portion of the Annual Report referring to 

 inadequate accommodation for the Library. 



2. I beg accordingly to forward to you a printed copy of the 

 Annual Report, and to direct the special attention of the Government 

 to the Council's remarks in regard to the need of more room for the 

 Library (vide page 3 of Report, portion marked in red ink). 



I am, &c, 



G. A. Joseph, 



Honorary Secretary. 



Portion of Report referred to. 



The Council desire to draw the attention of the Government to the 

 remarks made in previous Annual Reports regarding inadequate 

 accommodation. The need of sufficient room for books has been much 

 felt for some years now — a need which Government has admitted. 

 An extension of the building will alone meet the emergency, and it 

 is hoped the long-deferred extension will be shortly undertaken. 



