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6. Laid on the table a Paper on "A Contribution to 

 Sinhalese Plant Lore,''' by Mr. W. Arthur de Silva. 



Resolved, — That the Paper be referred to Dr. Trimen for 

 his opinion. 



7. Laid on the table correspondence, and submitted a 

 draft letter for the approval of the Council, relating to the 

 privileges of franking which had been recently withdrawn 

 from the Society by Government. 



Resolved, — That the matter be allowed to drop. 



8. Resolved,— -That a General Meeting of the Society be 

 held on the 10th proximo. 



General Meeting. 



Colombo Museum, December 10, 1891. 

 Present : 



His Excellency Sir Arthur E. Havelock, k.c.m,g., 

 Governor, Patron, in the Chair. 



Mr. J. H. Barber, M.R.A.S. 

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

 Mr. W. Arthur de Silva. 



Mr. F. Lewis. 



Dr. H. Trimen, M.B., F.R.S. 



Mr. E. S. W. Senathi Raja, M.R.A.S., &c, Honorary Secretary. 

 Mr. Gerard A. Joseph, Assistant Secretary. 



Visitors : Messrs. Gerald Browne, W. Nock, P. S. Rodrigo, 

 P. P. Goonewardene, A. M. Perera, and several others. 



Business. 



1. Read and confirmed Minutes of Meeting held on 

 September 30, 1891. 



2. The Honorary Secretary announced the election of the 

 following as Resident Members, viz. : — Messrs. J. P. P. 

 Samarasekara, Assistant Inspector of Schools; G. Grenier, 

 Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court ; Proctors Thos. Cook, Jas. 

 Lemphers, E, A. Muttucoomaru, W. H. Dias, and A. Visuva- 

 lingam ; and Mr. Advocate Nagapper- 



