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knew well that Mr. Corbet took a great interest in giving 

 that benefit to the young men. Even now a great many of 

 the students have derived a good deal of benefit from the 

 Library. Many Buddhist priests — there were about fifty — 

 took advantage of the Library, and he had come to know that 

 these priests found it very easy to make their references in 

 this Library and also their studies. The chief libraries in 

 Colombo were the Oriental Library and the Library at Mali- 

 gakanda, which was greatly used by the students of the 

 Pansala and a few others ; the Museum Library was the 

 public Library where most of the public students went. 

 In conclusion, he hoped Mr. Corbet who had been working 

 all this time in this Museum so well would return from his 

 trip home, and would resume his work for the advantage 

 of the public. 



The Chairman wished the interpreter to mention to the 

 High Priest that the sentiment to which he had sfiven utter- 

 ance had been already expressed with regard to the services 

 of Mr. Corbet and the wishes of the Society for his early 

 return. 



7, The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to 

 the Chairman, proposed by the Hon. Mr. Ramanathan and 

 seconded by Mr. A. M. Ferguson and Dr. Fernando, simulta- 

 neously. 



