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The Honorary Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, Ceylon Branch, to 

 the Hon. the Colonial Secretary. 



No. 87. C. B., R. A. S., 



Colombo, May 18, 1899. 

 Sir,— Adverting to my letter No. 68 of April 15 last, and more 

 especially to my letter No. 63 of March 20, 1899, on the above subject, 

 I have to inquire if any steps have been taken, or are likely to be 

 taken, in the matter. 



I am, &c, 



G-. A. Joseph, 

 — — — Honorary Secretary, 



The Hon. the Colonial Secretary to the Honorary Secretary. 

 Royal Asiatic Society, Ceylon Branch. 



Colonial Secretary's Office, 



Colombo, May 23, 1899. 

 Sir,— In reply to your letter No. 87 of the 18th May, I am directed 

 to inform you that a Committee consisting of Messrs. Harward and 

 "White have been appointed to examine the Dutch Records lying in the 

 Government Record Office, and to suggest what action should be taken 

 in order to have them indexed. 



I am, &c, 



A. R. Slater, 

 for Colonial Secretary. 



3. Laid on the table letters from the following institutions asking 

 for exchange of publications : — 



(a) Mission Archaeologique D'Indo-China. 



(5) American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for 

 promoting useful knowledge. 



(c) The Philadelphia Commercial Museum. 

 Resolved, — That the Society do exchange publications with the 

 Mission Archaeologique D'Indo-China ; but that the American Philo- 

 sophical Society of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Commercial 

 Museum be informed that in view of the large number of institutions 

 already on its exchange list, the Council of the Ceylon Branch of the 

 Royal Asiatic Society have decided to limit the number of exchanges, 

 and so regret that they cannot see their way to exchange. 



4. Laid on the table — 



(a) Circular No. 61, containing Mr. D. W. Ferguson's Paper on 

 " Christianity in Ceylon," referred to the Lord Bishop 

 of Colombo and Mr. F. M. Mackwood for their opinions. 

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