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7. Laid on the table a Paper entitled " The Dutch Embassy to 

 Kandy in 1731-1732," &c, by Mr. P. E. Pieris, CCS. 



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

 Lewis and Messrs. H. C P. Bell for their opinions. 



8. It was decided to invite His Excellency the Governor Sir 

 Henry McCallum to become Patron of the Society, and to ask 

 Sir Joseph Hutchinson, Chief Justice, and the Hon. Mr. Hugh 

 Clifford, Colonial Secretary, to join the Society and become Vice- 

 Patrons. 



9. Resolved, — That a General Meeting be held shortly, and 

 followed by another Meeting in October, when His Excellency the 

 Governor as Patron would be asked to preside, and the Paper by 

 Mr. Donald Ferguson on " Joan Gideon Loten, F.R.S., the 

 Naturalist Governor of Ceylon (1752-57), and Ceylonese Artist de 

 Bevere " would be read. 



GENERAL MEETING. 

 Colombo Museum, September 30, 1907. 

 Present : 



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



Mr. C M. Fernando, M.A., LL.M. Dr. A. Nell, M.R.C.S. 

 Mr. J. Hornell. Mr. M. Supramaniyan. 



Mr. R. John. Mr. A. H. Thomas. 



Mr. G. A. Joseph, Honorary Secretary. 



Visitors : One lady and six gentlemen. 



Business. 



1. Read and confirmed Minutes of last General Meeting held 

 on May 30, 1907. 



2. Laid on the table a list of thirty new Members elected 

 since the last General Meeting. 



3. The Chairman said that before entering on the business 

 before the Meeting he might mention that it was now certain that 

 a scientific authority was coming out and would be here by Decem- 

 ber next to investigate the sociology and everything connected 

 with the Veddas. He was also glad to learn that there would be 



