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5. Laid on the table Parts I. and II. of a Paper entitled " The 

 Tamilian Problem," by Mr. V. J. Tamby Pillai. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be referred to Messrs. C. Brito and 

 H. C. P. Bell for their opinions. 



6. Laid on the table a Paper entitled " Dramatic Poetry and the 

 Literature of the Sinhalese," by Dr. W. Arthur de Silva, J. P. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be referred to Messrs. W. P. Ranasinha 

 and J. Harward for their opinions. 



7. Laid on the table a Paper entitled " An Account of King Kirti 

 Sri's Embassy to Siam in 1672 Saka (1750 a.d.)," by Mr. P. E. Pieris. 

 M.A., CCS. 



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

 J. Harward for their opinions. 



8. Laid on the table a Paper entitled " Temporal and Spiritual 

 History of Ceylon, compiled by Rev. Fernao de Queiros, S.J., of the 

 Province of G-oa," translated from the Portuguese by Mr. F. H. de Yos. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be accepted, with thanks, for publication 

 in the Society's Journal, and that it be referred to Mr. D. W. 

 Ferguson for the favour of his annotation, before sending it to press. 



9. Considered the question of employing Mr. D. W. Ferguson to 

 translate that part of vol. Y. of Yalentyn, Oud en Nieuw Oost Indien, 

 1724-6, which treats of CeylOn. 



Resolved, — That Mr. Ferguson be asked to state on what terms he 

 would be prepared to undertake the translation. 



10. Laid on the table a letter from the University of Colorado, 

 soliciting an exchange of Publications, and forwarding a copy of 

 vol. I., No. 1, of their Publications. 



Resolved, — That the matter be referred to Mr. J. Ferguson for 

 his opinion. 



'14 MAR. 19 05 



H. C. COTTLE, ACTING GOVERNMENT PRINTER, COLOMBO, CEYLON. 



