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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL. XXI. 



2. Mr. Joseph read the- 



ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1907. 



The Council of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 

 have the honour to submit their Report for the year 1907 : — 



Meetings and Papers. 

 Four General Meetings of this Society have been held during 

 the year, at which the following Papers were read and discussed : — 

 (1) " Nuwara-gala, Eastern Province," by Mr. F. Lewis, 

 F.L.S. 



" The Discovery of Ceylon by the Portuguese in 1506," by 



Mr. Donald Ferguson. 

 " Roman Coins found in Ceylon," by Mr. J. Still. 

 " Notes on a find of Eldlings made in Anuradhapura," 



by Mr. J. Still. 

 " Some early Copper Coins of Ceylon," by Mr. J. Still. 

 "Joan Gideon Loten, F.R.S., the Naturalist Governor 

 of Ceylon (1752-57), and the Ceylonese Artist de 

 Bevere," by Mr. Donald Ferguson. 

 " Prehistoric Stones," by Mr. J. Pole. 



Members. 



It is satisfactory to note that during the past year forty-five 

 new Members were elected, viz. : — 

 J. Parsons, B.Sc. 



(2) 



(3) 

 (4) 



(5) 

 (6) 



(7) 



C. L. Joseph, Advocate. 

 Lieut. H. J. Jones. 



H. F. C. Fyers. 



P. A. Goonaratna. 



T. E. Gooneratna. 



W. T. D. C. Wagiswara. 



Rev. R. P. Butterfield. 



S. G. Koch. 



T. Harward. 



L. S. Woolf, B.A., CCS. 

 M. A. C. Mohamad. 

 J. Hornell. 

 A. H. Fernando. 

 A. E. Roberts, Proctor. 

 J. D. S. Rajapakse, J.P., Muda- 

 liyar. 



D. H. O. K. Jayawardana, 

 Mudaliyar. 



O. W. Henman. 

 T. Southwell, F.A.C.S. 

 T. A. J. Noorbhai. 

 C.J. A. Marshall, J.P., Proctor, 

 S. C. 



J. A. Daniel, B.A. 



L. B. Fernando, Proctor, S. C. 



M. F. Khan. 



W. F. Skene. 

 T. B. MaclaWala. 

 J. W. R. Ilangakoon, B.A., 

 LL.B. 



E. C de Fonseka, Proctor. 



F. de Zoysa, Advocate. 



G. S. Schneider, Advocate. 

 F. A. Hayley, Advocate. 

 L. A. Mendis. 



D. R. A. P. Siriwardana, 

 Advocate. 



H. J. M. Wickramaratna, 

 Proctor. 



F. E. Vaid. 



V.. Ekanayaka, Proctor. 

 J. P. Perera, Proctor. 

 D. E. Wanigasuriya, Proctor. 

 N. D. B. Silva. 



C. Tiru-Navuk-Arasu, Advo- 

 cate. 



J. van Langenberg, Advocate. 

 R. A. Mirando. 

 Miss M. Rollo. 



Dr. W. P. Rodrigo, M.R.C.S., 



L.R.C.P., D.P.H. 

 O. M. Obeyesekere. 



