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



GENERAL MEETING. 

 Colombo Museum, August 18, 1909. 

 Present : 



His Excellency the Hon. Sir Hugh Clifford, K.C.M.G., President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Hon. Sir J. T. Hutchinson, Kt., M.A., Vice-Patron. 

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



Mr. E. S. Dassanaike, B.A., 



Barrister-at-Law. 

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

 Mr. D. Devapuraratna, Proctor, 



Supreme Court. 

 Mr. C A. Galpin. 

 Mr. A. H. Gomes. 

 Mr. I. Goonawardana, Muda- 



liyar. 

 Lady Hutchinson. 

 Mr. A. Lewis. 

 Mr. F. Lewis, F.L.S. 



Mr. A. E. Murrell. 

 Mr. C. Namasivayam, J. P. 

 Dr. A. Nell, M.R.CS. 

 Mr. A. E. Roberts, Proctor. 

 Mr. R. Sagarajasingam. 

 Dr. V. R. Saravanamuttu, M.D. 

 Dr. D. Schokman, F.R.CS. 

 Mr. J. M. Senaviratna. 

 Mr. A. W. Seymour, CCS. 

 S. Sumangala Terunnanse. 

 Mr. F. A. Tissaverasinghe , 

 Advocate. 



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

 Visitors : Nine ladies and ten gentlemen. 



Business. 



1. Read and confirmed Minutes of General Meeting held on 

 February 26 and May 14, 1909. 



2. Honorary Secretary announced the names of Members 

 elected since the General Meeting held on February 26, 1909. 



3. The Chairman : It now becomes my duty, Ladies and 

 Gentlemen, to propose for your adoption a Rule suggested at the 

 last Meeting of the Council.* It runs as follows : — " No speaker 

 taking part in a discussion on a Paper read at a Meeting may speak 

 for more than five minutes, unless expressly permitted to do so by 



* The necessity for such a Rale had been forced upon the Council 

 by the unconscionable length of speeches by certain Members at past 

 General Meetings. — Ed. Sec. 



