NO. 52.-1901.] ANNUAL REPORT. 



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On the motion of Mr. J. A. Henderson, seconded by Rev. F. H. de 

 Winton, the Report was adopted. 



4. On the motion of Mr. J.Ferguson, seconded by Mr. Henderson, 

 a cordial vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. E. Booth for auditing 

 the Society's accounts for 1900. 



5. On the motion of Rev. F. H. de Winton, seconded by Mr. 

 Henderson, the following Office-Bearers were elected for 1901 : — 



President. — The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Colombo. 



Vice-Presidents. — The Hon. Mr. Justice A. C. Lawrie and 

 Mr. F. M. Mackwood. 



Council. 



Mr. S. M. Burrows, M.A., CCS. 



Hon. Mr. H. H. Cameron, CCS. 



Mr. P. Coomaraswamy. 



Mr. C. Drieberg, B.A., &c. 



Mr. J. Ferguson. 



Mr. C. M. Fernando, B.A., LL.B. 



Mr. P. Freudenberg. 

 Mr. E. E. Green, F.E.S. 

 Mr. A. Haly. 



Hon. Mr. S. C Obeyesekere. 

 Mr. W. P. Ranasinha. 

 Dr. W. C. Van Dort. 



Honorary Treasurer. — Mr. F. C. Roles. 



Honorary Secretaries — -Mr. H. C. P. Bell, CCS.; Mr. J. Harward, M. A. ; 

 and Mr. G. A. Joseph. 



6. His Lordship the Bishop said he had to thank them for the 

 honour done him and the other Office-Bearers. He wished to speak on 

 behalf of the others rather than of himself, because when he thought of 

 those Office-Bearers he could, without shame or misgiving, speak for 

 them, and feel that, in electing them, they had not made a mistake. 

 (Laughter.) The labour of a Society like that fell upon the Secreta- 

 ries and Treasurer, and in a greater or smaller degree upon others, 

 and least of all perhaps upon the President. He could assure the Mem- 

 bers of the Society that to their Secretaries and Treasurer, Mr. Roles, 

 they were all very much indebted. (Hear, hear.) The pains which those 

 gentlemen took in their work was beyond all praise. The Report read 

 that evening showed how very large a part was still borne in the 

 affairs of the Society by one who was absent and at a distance. He 

 referred to Mr. H. C P. Bell. A large part of that most interesting 

 Report was prepared by him. Even in Mr. Harward's presence he 

 could not restrain himself from thanking him for his devoted services 

 and for the interest, amidst heavy calls upon his time, which he took 

 in the Society. He always looked with fear upon the Annual Meet- 

 ing, because he had one of two things to do : he had either to deliver 

 his annual address, when he had one ; or to say he had no address to 

 deliver. (Laughter.) He would rather stand and deliver an address ; 

 but on the present occasion he had none ; and he thought that was 

 because they were re-electing one who discharged his services so in- 

 adequately. (No, no.) It was for them to put into his place some 

 one who Lid not already said to them the little he knew, or whose 

 studies were in such directions as would furnish him with something 

 worthy to be laid before the Society. His studies for a long time had 

 not furnished him with anything to lay before the Society, nor had he 

 time to study current literature enough to give them a review of what 



