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



COUNCIL MEETING. 



Colombo Museum, July 4, 1898. 

 Present : 



The Lord Bishop of Colombo, President, in the Chair. 

 Mr. Staniforth Green. | Mr. E. S. W. Senathi Raja. 



Dr. W. G. Vandort. 

 Mr. G. A. Joseph, Honorary Secretary. 



Business. 



1. Read and confirmed Minutes of Council Meeting held on 

 May 18, 1898. 



2. Resolved the election of the following Candidate as a Resident 

 Member of the Society : — 



H. 0. Barnard, Assistant Superintendent, i A. Haly. 

 Survey Department : recommended by ( G. A. Joseph. 



3. Laid on the table Circular No. 96 of May 21, 1898, containing 

 Mr. F. H. de Vos's translation of Wan Wezel's manuscripts on 

 "Elephants in Ceylon," referred to Dr. Yandort for his opinion. 



Resolved, — That in view of Dr. Vandort's report the Paper 

 be accepted to be read at a General Meeting of the Society, and 

 published in the Society's Journal. 



4. Laid on the table a Paper entitled " Purananiiru," by Mr. P, 

 Arunachalam, CCS. 



Resolved, — That Mr. Arunachalam be thanked for forwarding his 

 Paper, but he be informed under the regulations guiding the Council 

 the Paper is inadmissible, as it has already been printed elsewhere. 



5. Laid on the table Paper entitled " Don Jeronimo de Azevedo, 

 Governor of Ceylon, 1594-1611 a.d.," finally revised by Mr. A. E. 

 Buultjens. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be accepted and be read at a General 

 Meeting of the Society and published in the Society's Journal. 



6. Laid on the table a letter from Mr. F. H. de Vos regarding his 

 Paper " The Monumental Remains of the Dutch East India Company 

 in Ceylon." 



