No. 57.— 1906.] 



PROCEEDINGS. 



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GENERAL MEETING. 



Colombo Museum, December 11, 1906. 

 Present : 



His Excellency Sir H. A. Blake, G.C.M.G., 

 Patron, in the Chair. 



The Hon. Mr. J. Ferguson, C.M.G., President. 



Mr. P. Freudenberg, Vice-President. 



Mr. C. Batuwantudawa, Advo- 

 cate. 



A. K. Coomaraswamy, D.Sc. 

 Mr. W. A. de Silva, J.P. 

 Mr. E. Evans, B.Sc. 

 Mr. J. C. Hall. 

 Mr. D. B. Jayatilaka, B.A. 



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



Visitors : Thirteen ladies and twelve gentlemen. 



Mr. P. E. Morgappah. 

 Dr. A. Nell, M.R.C.S. 

 Mr. E. W. Perera, Advocate. 

 Mr. M. Suppramaniyan. 

 Mr. G. W. Sturgess, M.R.C.V.S. 

 Mr. F. A. Tisseverasinha, 

 Proctor, S.C. 



Business, 



The late Sir Alexander Ashmore. 



1. The President said that before entering on the regular 

 business of the Meeting it was only fitting that some reference 

 should be made to the deplorably sad event which had been 

 occupying their minds very much during the past few days, 

 the death of Sir Alexander Ashmore, Lieutenant-Governor of 

 Ceylon. He had in his hands a Resolution which he was sure all 

 present would approve, and which would be entered on their 

 records. Sir Alexander Ashmore was not enrolled as a Member 

 of the Society, but he manifested considerable interest in its 

 work ; and he was sure that had the matter of entering his name 

 only been brought to the notice of Sir Alexander, he would have 

 become a regular Member. 



He moved : " That the Members of the Ceylon Branch of the 

 Royal Asiatic Society offer to Lady Ashmore and her children 

 their deep condolence upon the irreparable and grievous loss 

 they have sustained in the death of Sir Alexander Ashmore. His 

 loss is deplored not only by the Members of this Society, but 

 by the whole of the inhabitants of the Island." 



His Excellency, much moved, asked the Members to signify 

 their assent in the usual way by standing ; and the vote was 

 passed in silence. 



