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(10) Suriyagoda Sumangala Terun- ( {a) T. B. Yatawara. 



nanse: recommended by (. (6) G.A.Joseph. 



(11) C. E. V. S. Corea, Advocate : C (a) C. E. Corea. 



recommended by \ (b) Gr. A. Joseph. 



(12) Galagedara Gunaratuna Terun- ( (a) T. B. Yatawara. 



nanse : recommended by t (b) G. A. Joseph. 



(13) C. Don Carolis: recommended ( (a) G.A.Joseph. 



by \ (b) J. Parsons. 



3. Laid on the table Circular No. 191 of June 10 last con- 

 taining the opinions of Messrs. P. Arunachalam and C. M. 

 Fernando on the Paper entitled " The Age of Sri Parakrama 

 Balm VI.," by Mr. E. W. Perera, Advocate. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be accepted with thanks, read at 

 a Meeting, and published in the Society's Journal. 



4. Laid on the table a Paper entitled " Greek Influence on 

 Indian Art," by Dr. A. K. Coomaraswamy. 



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

 Bell and J. Harward for their opinions. 



5. Laid on the table Circular No. 374 of August 29, 1907, 

 containing the opinions of Messrs. J. P. Lewis and R. G. Anthonisz 

 on the Paper entitled " Letters from Raja Sii^hall. to the Dutch," 

 by Mr. Donald Ferguson. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be accepted with thanks, read at a 

 Meeting, and published in the Society's Journal. 



6. Laid on the table and reconsidered Mr. H. W. Codrington's 

 Paper entitled " Notes on the Smith Caste in the Kandyan 

 Provinces." 



Resolved, — That the Paper be referred back to S. de Silva, 

 Mudaliyar, and that he be kindly requested to mark the passages 

 in the Paper which he thinks objectionable, and that, subse- 

 quently, the Paper be sent to other Members of the Council for 

 their opinions. 



7. Considered the desirability of requesting Government to 

 acquire a set of diacritical types for the Government Printing 

 Office. 



Resolved, — That the Government be requested to obtain dia- 

 critical types for the Government Printing Office, and that it be 

 pointed out that ( 1 ) such type is necessary for scientific and learned 

 publications; (2) the "Mahawansa" cannot be reprinted without 

 diacritics; (3) official documents cannot be transliterated owing 

 to a similar want of diacritical type ; (4) before the introduction 

 of the Monotype machines diacritics were used at the Govern- 

 ment Press. 



8. Laid on the table a Paper entitled " Notes on some of the 

 lesser known Hills of the Batticaloa District and Lower Uva," by 

 Mr. Frederick Lewis, F.L.S. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be referred, to Messrs. H. White 

 and C. Drieberg for their opinions. 



