No. 42.— 1891.] 



PROCEEDINGS. 



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Council Meeting. 

 Colombo Library, May 13, 1891. 

 Present : 



Mr. George Wall, F.L.S., F.R.A.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Henry Bois. Hon. P. Ramanathan, C.M.G. 



Mr. W. H. G, Duncan, Hono- Mr. W. P. Ranasinha. 



rary Treasurer. Hon. A. de A. Seneviratna, 

 Mr. S. Green. M.L.C. 



Mr. F. H. M. Corbet, M.R.A.S., Honorary Secretary. 



Business. 



L Read and confirmed Minutes of the Meetings of the 

 Council held on August 5 and December 20, 1890. 



2. The Honorary Secretary stated that the Members of the 

 Council who had forfeited their seats under Rule XXX. by 

 reason of least attendance were : — 



Dr, H. Trimen, 

 ( Mr. A. M. Ferguson, 

 \ Mr. Henry Bois ; 



and by reason of seniority — 



Dr. J. L. Vanderstraaten, 

 Mr. Philip Freiiclenberg. 



He added that Dr. Vanderstraaten had, moreover, tendered his 

 resignation as a Member of the Council. Messrs. Ferguson 

 and Bois being bracketed together, it was resolved that the 

 former should be deemed to have retired by reason of least 

 attendance, and should be nominated for re-election for 1891. 

 Resolved also that Dr. Trimen be nominated for re-election. 



3. Moved by Mr. Wall, seconded by Mr. Ramanathan, 

 and carried, that the Lord Bishop of Colombo be nominated 

 President for 1891. 



4. Moved by Mr. Ramanathan, seconded by Mr. Senevi- 

 ratna, and carried, that Messrs. George Wall, F.L.S., F.R.A.S., 

 and Thomas Berwick, be nominated Vice-Presidents. 



