No. 51.— 1900.] 



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accommodation for the Library and the proposed extension of the 

 M useum, and to state that His Excellency the Governor shares the 

 regret of the Council of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic 

 Society that other more urgent claims on public moneys have pre- 

 vented the provision of funds for the extension of the Museum. 



I am, &c, 



J. J. Thorburn, 

 for Colonial Secretary. 



7. Read letter from Mr. F. D. Jayasinha, the Society's Clerk, 

 asking for an increase of pay. 



Resolved, — That Mr. Jayasinha be given an increase of Rs. 5 per' 

 mensem to his present pay. 



COUNCIL MEETING. 



Colombo Museum, September 26, 1900. 



Present : 

 Mr. J. Ferguson in the Chair. 

 Mr. P. Coomaraswamy. 

 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 Candidates for admission into 

 the Society as Resident Members be elected : — 



J. W. Robertson, Assistant Superintendent ( H. 0. Barnard, 

 of Surveys : recommended by ( J. B. M. Ridout. 



W. A. Don J. Perera, Colombo : recom- ( A. M. Gunasekara. 

 mended by ( W. P. Raiiasinba. 



A. F. Mahn, Mercantile Assistant, Colombo : f J. Ferguson, 

 recommended by ( R. H. Ferguson. 



3. Laid on the table Paper entitled " Which is the Original Lan- 

 guage, Pali or Sanskrit?" by Mr. A. Jayawardana, ex Atapattu 

 Mudaliyar, Galle. 



