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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL. XVI. 



Resolved,— As regards (a) — That Mr. de Vos be asked to f urnis h 

 some particulars regarding the date of Dr. Van G-eer's work and th e 

 contents of the portion which he proposes to translate. 



As regards (6) : — 



(1) That the Government be urged to undertake and complete the 

 work of indexing the Dutch Records of Ceylon. 



(2) That the Council, having gone into the question, cannot see 

 its way at present to undertake the work officially, owing to want 

 of funds ; but in view of Mr. J. Ferguson's offer to issue such a 

 publication (if sufficient support be forthcoming), that the matter be 

 referred to a Sub-Committee consisting of Messrs. J. Harward, 

 H. C. P. Bell, J. Ferguson, and Mr. J. P. Lewis. 



(3) That the Council cannot entertain the proposal regarding the 

 publication of Wolfendahl Church Registers. 



(4) That Mr. de Vos be informed that the leading Booksellers' 

 Catalogues of the chief towns of Europe are received by the Society. 



(5) The Council cannot undertake the collection of medals, &c, 

 as this is work that comes more properly within the scope of the 

 Museum. 



(6) That Mr. de Vos be thanked for offering to write a Paper on 

 the Portuguese Governors of Ceylon ; that the Council will be glad to 

 consider Mr. de Vos's Paper when submitted ; and that the Council 

 authorizes the purchase of Mr. Van Der Kloot's book to help Mr. de 

 Vos in the preparation of such a Paper. 



(7) That the Council do not see the necessity for the publication of 

 Plans of the Forts of Ceylon, but the Society (as well as the Museum) 

 will be always glad to add to the existing collection. 



(8) That the Council will be glad to add to the collection of 

 Portuguese books bearing on Ceylon. 



(9) That the desirability of translating Valentyn, vol. V., Ceylon, 

 be referred to Dr. W. Gr. Vandort and Mr. H. C. P. Bell for their 

 opinions. 



5. Laid on the table letter from Mr. de Vos acknowledging the 

 services rendered by Mr. J oseph in the preparation of the Papers by 

 Mr. de Vos on " Monumental Remains of the Dutch East India Com- 

 pany in Ceylon," and Wezel's Account of " Elephants in Ceylon," 

 and in helping Mr. de Vos re his correspondence concerning the 

 discovery of the rock with the arms of Portugal engraved thereon. 



6. Resolved, — That the fixing of a date for a G-eneral Meeting 

 be left in the hands of the President and Secretaries, and that the 

 business be the reading of the following Papers : — 



(1) " Translation from the Dutch, by Mr. A. E. Buultjens, 



relating to the ' Expedition to Kandy,' by Lubbert Jan 

 Baron Van Eck, Governor of Ceylon (1763-1766)." 



(2) " A Letter from the King of Portugal to Raja Sinha II.," by 



Mr. D. W. Ferguson. 



