JOURNAL 



OF THE 



ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY, 

 CEYLON BRANCH. 



GENERAL MEETING. 



Colombo Museum, May 30, 1907. 

 Present : 



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



Mr. CM. Fernando, M. A., LL.M. 1 Rev. W. J. Wijesinha. 



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

 Honorary Secretaries. 



Visitors : four ladies and twelve gentlemen. 



1. Mr. Joseph, Honorary Secretary, read the Minutes of the 

 General Meeting held on March 15, 1907, which were confirmed. 



2. The election since the last General Meeting of the following 

 members was announced: — Messrs. H. F. C. Fyers (Assistant Con- 

 servator of Forests), P. A. Goonaratna (Proctor), T. E. Goonaratna, 

 W. T. D. C. Wagiswara, Rev. R. P. Butterfield, Messrs. S. G. Koch, 

 T. Harward (Second Assistant P.M.G.), L. S. Woolf , B.A., C.C.S., 

 M. A. C. Mohamed, James Hornell, A. H. Fernando, and A. E. 

 Roberts (Proctor). 



3. Mr. C. M. Fernando read the following Paper by Mr. Donald 

 Ferguson, entitled " The Discovery of Ceylon by the Portuguese 

 in 1506" :— 



Mr. R. G. Anthonisz. 



The Hon. Mr. P. Arunachalam, 



M.A.,C.C.S. 

 Mr. T. P. Attygalle, J. P. 

 Mr. R. H. Ferguson, B.A. 



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



Mr. F. Lewis, F.L.S. 



Mr. P. E. Morgappah. 



Mr. E. W. Perera, Advocate. 



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



Business. 



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