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COUNCIL MEETING. 



Colombo Museum, July 3, 1902. 

 Present : 



His Excellency the Hon. Everard im Thurn, C.B., C.M.G- , 

 President, in the Chair. 



Mr. M. K. Bamber. Dr. W. G. Van Dort. 



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

 Mr. C. M. Fernando, B.A., LL.B. Mr. J. C Willis, M.A., F.L.S. 



Mr. F. C Roles, Honorary Treasurer. 

 Mr. G-. A. Joseph, Honorary Secretary. 



1. Read and confirmed Minutes of the last Council Meeting. 



2. Resolved, — That the following Candidates for admission into the 

 Society as Resident Members be elected :— 



C. Batuwantudawa : recommended by ... -J J?" J a y atl * aka - 



J ( \jt. A. Joseph. 



A. J. Chalmers, M.D.> &c: recommended j J. C. Willis, M.A. 

 by ( H. M. Fernando, M.D. 



Gr. B. Leechman : recommended by — { R ^Ferguson 



D. Montagu, A.M.I.C.E., A.I.E.E. : recom- ( J. Ferguson, 

 mended by \ R. H. Ferguson. 



Gr. E. S. S. Weerakoon, Mudaliyar : recom- f C. Drieberg. 

 mended by ( G. A. Joseph. 



3. Passed a vote of thanks to Mr. J. F. W. Gore for some valuable 

 books presented by him. 



4. Laid on the table a Paper entitled " Dondra," by G. E. Weera- 

 koon, Mudaliyar. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be referred to Messrs. H. C. P. Bell and 

 W. P. Ranasinha for their opinions. 



5. Laid on the table Circular issued by the President of the 

 Asiatic Society of Bengal regarding the " Study of Folklore " in 

 India, and considered the advisability of reprinting the Circular in the 

 Society's Journal. 



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