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



COUNCIL MEETING, 

 g Colombo Museum, January 25, 1909. 

 Present : 



The Hon. Mr. Hugh Clifford, C.M.G., Vice-Patron, in the Chair. 



Mr. P. Freiidenberg, J. P., Mr. R. G. Anthonisz. 



Vice-President. The Hon. Mr. S. C. Obeyese- 

 Mr. P. Arunachalam, M.A., kere. 



C.C.S., Vice-President. Mr. C. Drieberg, B.A., F.H.A.S. 



Mr. J. Harward, M.A., Honorary Secretary. 



Business. 



1. Read and confirmed Minutes of last Council Meeting held 

 on September 19, 1908. 



2. Resolved the election of following Members : — 



(1) A. S. de Silva: recom- ~) (a) S. C. Obeyesekere. 

 mended by j (6) Hugh Clifford. 



(2) E. S. Dassenaike, B.A., 1 , . T « j 

 v V> . , , T (a) J. Harward. 



Barrister - at - Law : recom- \ t> a - ^ i 

 mended by j (6) P. Arunachalam. 



(3) H. L. de Mel, Proctor, S. C, 1 , . _ . T , 

 and Notary Public: recom- «> £ £ ose P h - 

 mended by j < 6 > & Fernando. 



(4) W. A. Samarasingha: re- ~) (a) P. E. Pieris, 

 commended by j (&) G. A. Joseph. 



(5) D. Devapuraratne, Proctor, ") (a) C. M. Fernando. 

 S. C. : recommended by j (b) G. A. Joseph. 



(6) F. Gomez, B.A., (non- ] A ^ ^ , 

 resident) Nilgiris : recom- « } A.G. Tambynayagam. 

 mended by j ^ C * K Arasaratnam. 



3. Laid on the table Mr. A. E. Buultjens' Paper entitled " The 

 Dutch East India Company, and the Peace of Amiens," with 

 remarks by the Hon. Mr. John Ferguson, C.M.G. 



Resolved, — That, in accordance with the remarks made by Mr. 

 John Ferguson, Mr. Buultjens be informed that his Paper, as it 

 is, is not suitable for the Journal; and that the Council suggest 

 that a short Paper might be written embodying the information 

 contained in -pages 7, 8, 9, and 10 of his Paper. 



