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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [YOL. XVIL 



On the motion of Mr. F. Lewis, seconded by Mr. Ranasinha, the 

 Report was adopted. 



4. His Lordship was about to vacate the Chair, but at the general 

 request of those present consented to officiate for the remainder of the 

 Meeting. 



5. On the motion of Dr. Y. R. Saravanamuttu, and seconded by 

 Dr. W. A. de Silva, the following Office-Bearers were elected for 

 1902 :— 



President. — The Hon. Mr. Everard im Thurn, C.B., C.M.Gr. 

 Vice-Presidents. — Mr. F. M. Mackwood and Mr. J. Ferguson. 



Council. 



Mr. M.K. Bamber. 



Mr. S. M. Burrows, M.A., O.C.S. 



Mr. P. Coomaraswamy. 



Mr. C. Drieberg, B.A., F.H.S. 



Mr. C. M. Fernando. 



Mr. P. Freudenberg. 



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



The Hon. Mr. S. 0. Obeyesekere* 



Mr. W. P. Ranasinha. 



Dr. W. G Yan Dort. 



Mr. H. White, CCS. 



Mr. J. C Willis, M.A. 



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. Mr. F. Lewis, F.L.S., read portions of his Paper entitled 

 " A Descriptive Catalogue of the more useful Trees and Flowering 

 Plants of the Western and Sabaragamuwa Provinces of Ceylon."* 



Sir W. W. Mitchell proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Lewis. 

 He congratulated Mr. Lewis upon the Paper, which, he said, was a most 

 useful record of the fauna of those two Provinces. He was sure they 

 all wished that it had been possible for Mr. Lewis to have dealt with 

 the other Provinces of Ceylon. As regards the other Provinces, and 

 more especially those in the North, they could hope, now that the 

 railway was being carried in that direction, that vast resources of 

 timber would be imported from there, and that they might be less 

 dependent upon countries such as Burma, Australia, and the Straits 

 for supplies of timber. (Hear, hear.) 



Mr. C. Drieberg seconded the resolution. — Carried cordially. 



Mr. J.Ferguson inquired whether any of the other valuable woods 

 besides satinwood were found to any considerable extent in the two 

 Provinces in question. He would like to know regarding ebony, 



* See page 89. 



