No. 49.— 1898.] 



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5. In the absence of Mr. Senathi Raja, Mr. Roles proposed the 

 following motion, which stood in Mr. Senathi Raja's name : " That 

 the General Meetings of the Society be held hereafter at 5 p.m. instead 

 of 9 p.m." — Mr. Haly seconded. 



The motion on being put to the vote was lost. 



6. The Honorary Treasurer submitted a list of Members in default 

 with their subscription. 



Resolved, — That the Honorary Treasurer be authorized to strike off 

 from the Roll the names of those Members who shall not have paid by 

 the end of the year. 



COUNCIL MEETING. 



Colombo Museum, November 16, 1898. 

 Present : 



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

 Mr. Staniforth Green, Vice-President. 

 Mr. P. Coomaraswamy. \ Mr. F. C. Roles. 



Mr. J. Ferguson. | Mr. E. S. W. Senathi Raja. 



Mr. J. Harward and Mr. G. A. Joseph, Honorary Secretaries. 



Business. 



1. Pending the arrival of the President, Mr. S. Green, Vice- 

 President, took the Chair. 



2. Read and confirmed Minutes of Council Meeting held on 

 October 18, 1898. 



3. Elected the following Candidates as Resident Members of the 

 Society : — 



C. E. Haslop : recommended by { |; M^Mackwood. 



R. M. John : do. 



( S. Green. 

 ( J. H. Renton. 



4. Laid on the table Circular No. 208 of October 18, 1898, 

 containing Mr. F. Lewis's Paper on Dipterocarpacece, together with the 

 Hon. Mr. Justice A. C. Lawrie's opinion thereon. 



