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William Twynara. A lengthy discussion followed, in which Messrs. Lushington, 

 Arunachalam, Ferguson, Rosling and Booth and Dr. Willis took part. It was 

 finally resolved on the njotion of the Hon'ble Mr. P. Arunachalam, seconded hy 

 the Hon'ble Mr. J. Ferguson, that in view of the fact that the report of the 

 sub-Committee had not been long enough in the hands of members of the Board to 

 permit of its careful consideration, the discussion of the matter be deferred till 

 the next meeting of the Board. 



8. Dr. A. K. Coomaraswamy read a paper on " Suggestions for the 

 Encouragement of Indigenous Arts and Crafts in Ceylon." A discussion followed 

 in which Mr. Harward, Director of Public Instruction, Dr. Willis and Mr. Ferguson 

 took part. 



The meeting terminated at 1-45 p.m. 



A Special Meeting of the Board of Agriculture was held in the Council 

 Chamber at 12 noon on Monday, the 17th December, 1906, to consider the report of the 

 sub-Committee on the proposed Pests Ordinance. 



In the absence of His Excellency the Governor, the chair was taken by Sir 

 William Twynam, k.c.m.g. 



Others present were the Hon'ble Messrs. J. P. Lewis, S. C. Obeyesekere, 

 J. Ferguson, c.m.g., and Francis Beven, Dr. J. C. Willis, Messrs. H. T. S. Ward, E. B. 

 Denham, W. Dnnuwille Disava, Herbert Wright, M, Kelway Bamber, R. Morison, 

 W. D. Gibbon, Daniel Joseph, R. E. Paranagama Ratemahatmeya, and the Secretary. 



Messrs. T. A. Carey and M. Subramaniam were present as visitors. 



BUSINESS DONE. 



1. Before proceeding to the business of the day the Chairman, Sir William 

 Twynam proposed : " That the members of this Board desire to place on record 

 their deep sense of the loss they have sustained in the sudden removal from their 

 midst of the late Hon'ble Sir Alexander Ashmore, K.c.m.g., who was a prominent 

 member of the Board, and always a zealous worker in the promotion of its interests ; 

 and they desire to convey to Lady Ashmore their deep and heartfelt sympathy in 

 the sad and sudden bereavement that has befallen her." 



The motion was seconded by the Hon. Mr. S. C. Obeyesekere and carried 

 unanimously, all standing. 



2. The Secretary read a telegram from the Maha Mudaliyar and a letter from 

 Mr. C. P. Hayley regretting their inability to be present at the meeting. 



3. Dr- J. C. Willis moved the adoption of the report of the sub-Committee 

 on the proposed Pests Ordinance, which was submitted at the meeting of the Board 

 on the 3rd December. 



The Hon'ble Mr. Obeyesekere seconded. 



With the permission of the Chairman the Secretary, Mr. A. N". Galbraith. 

 spoke to the motion, and suggested a slight alteration in the amended draft 

 Ordinance put forward by the sub-Committee. 



The Hon'ble Mr. Obeyesekere seconded and the amendment was carried. 



Considerable discussion followed, in which almost all the members present 

 took part. Further amendments were proposed by the Secretary, seconded by Mr. 

 Denham, and by Mr. Denham, seconded by the Hon'ble Mr. Lewis, and passed. 



It was finally unanimously resolved that the report of the sub-Committee be 

 adopted, together with the amended draft Ordinance, framed by the sub-Committee 

 with the three further amendments referred to. 



The meeting terminated at 1-15. p.m. 



