No. 58.— 1907.] 



PROCEEDINGS. 



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COUNCIL MEETING. 

 Colombo Museum, February 8, 1907. 

 Present : 



The Hon. Mr. J. Ferguson, C.M.G., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. P. Freudenberg, J.P., Vice-President. 



Mr. R. G. Anthonisz. Mr. A. M. Gunasekera, Muda- 



Mr. C. Drieberg, B.A., F.H.A.S. liyar. 



Mr. S. de Silva, Gate Mudaliyar. Mr. C. M. Fernando, M.A., 



The Hon. Mr. S. C. Obeyesekere. LL.M. 



Mr. J. Harward, Honorary Secretary. 



Business. 



1. Read and confirmed Minutes of Council Meeting held on 

 January 30, 1907. 



2. Laid on the table a letter from Mr. H. C. P. Bell resigning 

 the office of Honorary Secretary. 



Resolved, — That the result of private correspondence between 

 the President and Mr. Bell be awaited. 



3. Laid on the table a Paper on "Nuwara-gala," by Mr. 

 F. Lewis. 



Resolved,— That the Paper be referred to Mr. H. C. P. Bell 

 and Mr. Simon de Silva, Mudaliyar, for their opinions. 



4. Laid on the table a Paper entitled "Portuguese Ceylon at 

 the beginning of the Seventeenth Century: a Sketch," by Mr. 

 P. E. Pieris, M.A., CCS. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be referred to the Hon. Mr. J. P. 

 Lewis and Mr. J. Harward for their opinions. 



5. Discussed the question of employing a paid Secretary. 



Resolved, — That a sum of Rs. 500 per annum be voted, to be 

 paid monthly, beginning from January 1, 1907, as an honorarium 

 to Mr. G. A. Joseph in recognition of his long and valuable 

 services as Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer. 



6. Considered the election of Office-Bearers for 1907. Dr. 

 J. C. Willis and Mr. E. B. Denham having been deemed to have 

 retired by reason of least attendance, the vacancies were filled 



