No. 50.— 1899.] 



PROCEEDINGS. 



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COUNCIL MEETING. 



Colombo Museum,. March 15, 1899. 

 Present : 



Mr. Staniforth Green, Vice-President, in the Chair. 

 Mr. J. Ferguson. | Hon. Mr. Justice A. C. Lawrie, 



Mr. P. Freiidenberg. J Mr. F. M. Mackwood. 



Mr. H. White. 



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



Business. 



1. Read and confirmed Minutes of last Council Meeting. 



2. Resolved, — That the following candidate be elected a Non- 

 Resident Member of the Society : — 



K. S. Bhat, B.A., Mangalore, C Mr. A. E. Buultjens, B.A. 

 India : recommended by \ Rev. H. Sri Sumaogala. 



3. Laid on the table the following Papers offered for acceptance 

 by Mr. D. W. Ferguson : — 



(1) " A Letter from the King of Portugal to Raja Sinha II." 



(2) u Christianity in Ceylon, 1630." 



(3) " Joao Rodriguez de Sa e Menezes." 



(4) " Alagiyawanna Mohattala, the Author of ' Kusajataka 



Kavyaya.' " 



(5) " The Portuguese inscribed Mural Stone in the Maha Saman 



Dewale at Ratnapura." 



Resolved, — That Papers Nos. 1, 3, 4, and 5 be accepted for reading 

 and publication ; but that Paper No. 2 be referred to the President 

 and Mr. Mackwood for their opinions. 



4. Laid on the table the following letters from Mr. F. H. de Vos : — 



(a) Letter dated January 29 offering (i.) to translate the Appendix 



to Dr. Van Geer's work on the " Rise of Dutch Rule in 

 Ceylon," and (ii.) certain suggestions re the Ceylon Dutch 

 Records. 



(b) Letter dated February 10 concerning — 



(1) The Ceylon Dutch Records. 



(2) The proposed Periodical," Ceylon Notes and Queries." 



(3) The Publication of Wolf endahl Church Registers. 



(4) Booksellers' Catalogues. 



(5) Inscriptions (Medals, &c). 



(6) A proposed Paper on the Portuguese Governors of 



Ceylon. 



(7) Publications of Plans of the Forts of Ceylon. 



(8) Collection of Portuguese Books relating to Ceylon. 



(9) Translation of Valentyn, vol. V., Ceylon. 



