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Appendix : — Proceedings of 



Before dispersing, much discussion ensued as to providing 

 a suitable room for the Society's Meetings, and for their Col- 

 lections, when it was resolved to empower the Committee to 

 take such steps to remedy the inconvenience as may seem 

 best to them to obtain, if possible, a suitable room or building. 



The Meeting adjourned. 



W. S, F. Neill, 

 Hony. Secy. 



GENERAL MEETING, HELD lOTH MAY 1852. 



Present: — The Hon'ble H. C. Selby, Esq., in the Chair. 



The Rt. Rev. J. Chapman, D.D., Lord Bishop of Colombo, 

 the Hon'ble Sir Anthony Oliphant, C.B., Lieut.-Colonel 

 Wilson, II. A., Major Lushington, C.B., the Rev. D. J. 

 Gogerly, John Dalziel, Esq., E. L. Layard, Esq., J. De 

 Alwis, Esq., J. O'Halloran, Esq., J. Lamprey, Esq., M. B., 

 L. De Zoysa, Esq., J. L. Flanderka, Esq., Dr. J. B. Misso, 

 R. E. Lewis, Esq., F. Straube, Esq., R. Dawson, Esq., 

 M. Coomarasamy, Esq., Captain Xeill, Secretary. 



The Secretary informed the Meeting that he had had a 

 communication from the Hon'ble C. J. MacCarthy, who was 

 unable to attend on account of business, which disabled him 

 also from appearing on previous occasions ; this he much re- 

 gretted, as he took a sincere interest in the welfare of the 

 Society. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were then read and con- 

 firmed, and the Secretary forthwith proceeded to read the 

 following Report of the Committee. 



Report 



Your Committee, in submitting to the Society their Report 

 upon the quarter which has elapsed since the assumption of 

 their duties, have to regret that even in that short interval, 



