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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). 



[Vol. XXI. 



ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 

 Colombo Museum, February 26, 1909. 

 Present : 



The Hon. Mr. Hugh Clifford, C.M.G., President, in the Chair. 

 Mr. P. Freudenberg, J. P., Vice-President. 

 The Hon. Mr. P. Arunachalam, M.A., C.C.S., Vice-President. 



Mr. R. G. Anthonisz. 



Mr. C. D. Carolis. 



Mr. P. de Abrew. 



Mr. E. B. Denham, B.A., CCS. 



Mr. Simon de Silva, Gate 



Mudaliyar. 

 Mr.D. Devapuraratna, Proctor, 



S.C 



Mr. F. H. de Vos, J.P., 

 Barrister-at-Law. 



Mr. A. N. Galbraith, B.A., 

 CCS. 



Mr. A. M. Hamid. 



Mr. C W. Horsfall. 



Mr. D. B. Jayatilaka, B.A. 



Mr. E. W. Jayawardana, 

 Barrister-at-Law. 



Mr. 'JR. C Kailasapillai, Muda- 

 liyar. 



Mr. M. A. C. Mohamed. 

 Dr. A. Nell, M.R.C.S. 



Mr. D. Obeyesekere, M.A., 



Barrister-at-Law. 

 Mr. J. P. Obeyesekera, 



Barrister-at-Law. 

 Mr. P. E. Pieris, M.A., CCS. 

 Mr. J. B. M. Ridout. 

 Mr. A. E. Roberts, Proctor. 

 Dr. E. Roberts, F.F.P.S., 



M.R.C.S. 

 Mr. W. A. Samarasingha. 

 Dr. V. R. Saravanamuttu, 



M.D. 

 Mr. J. Still. 



Ven. H. Sri Sumangala, High 

 Priest. 



Suriyagoda Sumangala Terun- 



nanse. 

 Mr. M. Suppramaniyan. 

 Mr. F. A. Tisseverasingha, 



Advocate. 



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

 Mr. G. A. Joseph, Honorary Secretary and Treasurer. 

 Visitors : Ten ladies and eight gentlemen. 

 Business. 



1. Read and confirmed Minutes of General Meeting held on 

 November 24 last. 



2. Exhibited a series of "finds" (stone, clay, and bronzes) 

 made by the Archaeological Survey during its operations at 

 Polonnaruwa in 1908, and photographs by Dr. A. Nell of bronzes 

 similarly discovered at Polonnaruwa in 1907, and since transferred 

 to the Colombo Museum. 



3. Laid on the table Vol. XX., No. 60, 1908, of the Society's 

 J ournal. 



4. Mr. R. G. Anthonisz read the following Paper entitled 

 ** Letters from Raja Sinha II. to the Dutch," by Mr. Donald 



Ferguson : — 



