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4. Laid on the table a letter from the Hon. the Colonial 

 Secretary, dated July 4, 1908, regarding the reprinting of L. W. 

 Wijesinha Mudaliyar's English translation of the Mahdwansa. 



Resolved, — That the Honorary Secretary do write to Dr. 

 A. K. Coomaraswamy inquiring when Professor Geiger's transla- 

 tion of the Cambodian manuscript of the Mahdwansa is likely to 

 be ready for printing. 



5. Laid on the table a Paper entitled "Jndna Vasishtam, or 

 the Dialogues of Vasishta on Wisdom," by Mr. P.Arunachalain, 

 M.A., CCS. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be referred to Mudaliyars R. C 

 Kailasa Pillai and E. R. Goonaratna for their opinions. 



6. Laid on the table Mr. H. W. Codrington's Paper entitled 

 " Notes on the Smith Caste," with the opinions of the Members of 

 the Council. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be published in the Journal without- 

 being read, .and that Mudaliyar Simon de Silva be asked to kindly 

 annotate it. 



7. Laid on the table a letter from Dr. A. K. Coomaraswamy 

 regarding his Paper entitled " Greek influence on Indian Art." 



Resolved, — That the Paper be not printed in the Journal or 

 read at a Meeting, as Dr. Coomaraswamy has already published it 

 elsewhere. 



8. Laid on the table Circular No. 375 of August 29, 1907, 

 containing the opinions of the Hon. Mr. J. P. Lewis and Messrs. 

 H. C P. Bell and R. G. Anthonisz on the Paper entitled "The 

 Dutch Embassy to Kandy in 1731-1732," by Mr. P. E. Pieris, 

 M.A., CCS. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be accepted for reading and 

 publication in the Journal. 



9. Laid on the table Circular No. 41 of February 1, 1908, 

 containing the opinions of the Hon. Mr. J. P. Lewis and Mr. R. G. 

 Anthonisz on the following Papers by Mr. A. E. Buultjens, B.A., 

 Advocate : — 



(1) Translation of a Dutch manuscript entitled " The Execu- 



tion of Petrus Vuyst, Governor of Ceylon, 1726-1729," 



(2) Translation of a Dutch manuscript entitled " The Dutch 



East India Company and the Peace of Amiens, 1802." 



Resolved, — That Mr. Buultjens be thanked for sending these 

 Papers to the Society, and informed that the Council regret 

 that Paper (1) is not suitable for the Journal but that Paper (2) 

 will be referred to the President for further opinion. 



10. Resolved, — That the date and business for next General 

 Meeting be left in the hands of the Secretaries. 



