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position of vassalage which is attributed to them in these letters , 

 in all humility, on the condition that they should inherit all the 

 privileges which they hoped, with the aid of the native Rajas, 

 to wrest from the hated Portuguese. That, to me, is one of the 

 most interesting side-lights that have been found in the Paper 

 which has been read to-night. With these few remarks , ladies and 

 gentlemen, for which I would ask your indulgence, I beg to put 

 to you the vote of thanks to Mr. Donald Ferguson for the admirable 

 translation he has made of these letters. (Applause.) 



11. The vote of thanks was unanimously passed. 



Election of Office-bearers. 



12. Dr. Nell, in proposing the following as Office-Bearers for 

 1909, referred to the great amount of work done by the Hon. 

 Treasurer and the Hon. Secretaries and, in submitting the name of 

 the gentleman to fill the office of President, said : — 



As most of you are aware, Mr. Ferguson, much against our 

 wishes, has retired, after serving for many years, and he himself 

 has suggested the name of a worthy successor, the Hon. Mr. Hugh 

 Clifford. Mr. Clifford, a man of letters, has been interested in 

 other parts of the East in regards delving into the mysterious — 

 the history and manners and habits of peoples. He has betrayed 

 himself this evening by his oration on the Portuguese in the East, 

 and I am sure we can count on his showing a similar interest in 

 the work of the Society. 



President—The Hon. Mr. Hugh Clifford, C.M.G. 



Vice-Presidents. —The Hon. Mr. J. P. Lewis. MA. , CCS. ; 

 Dr. A. Willey, M.A., D.Sc, F.R.S. ; Mr. P. Freudenberg, J.P. ; 

 the Hon. Mr. P. Arunachalam, MA., CCS. 



Council. 



Mr. Simon de Silva, Gate 



Mudaliyar. 

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

 Mr. C M. Fernando, M.A. 



LL.M. 



Mr. A. M. Gunasekara, Muda- 

 liyar. 



Mr. H. W. Codrington, B.A. 

 CCS. 



Mr. E. R. Goonaratna, J.P., 



Gate Mudaliyar. 

 Mr. C Drieberg,B.A., F.H.A.S. 

 Mr. R. G. Anthonisz. 

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

 Mr. M. Kelway Bamber, 



M.R.A.C 

 Mr. D. B. Jaya,tilaka, B.A. 



Honorary Treasurer. — G. A. Joseph. 



Honorary Secretaries. — Messrs. H. C P. Bell, CCS., J. 

 Harward, and G. A. Joseph. 



1 3 . The Presid ent : It may be mentioned that Messrs Drie berg 

 and Anthonisz were re-elected > having retired according to the 

 Rules of the Society, and that Messrs. Denham, Kelway Bamber, 

 and Jayatilaka are newly-elected Members. 



14. Mr. A. N. Galbraith seconded, and the Office-Bearers 

 were duly elected. 



