Quarterly Meeting, Aug. 2\st, 1852. xxxL 



The Rev. J. Kats begged to move, as an amendment, that 

 the first period should amount to one month, the second to one 

 months and fifteen days. Mr. Coomarasamy seconded the 

 motion, which being put to the Meeting was lost. Mr. Layard 

 withdrawing his motion in favour of the Chairman, the follow- 

 ing amended motion was put, and carried by a majority of the 

 Members voting. — " That all books borrowed by Members re- 

 sident in Colombo should be returned to the Library every 

 three weeks; that all books borrowed by Members residing at 

 out- stations should be returned every six weeks; that peri- 

 odicals should not be retained, either in Colombo or at out- 

 stations, for a longer period than 14 days ; and that all books 

 or pamphlets should be returned to the Library, at least one 

 week before the Anniversary Meeting, to be inspected and 

 reported on by the Librarian." 



The Secretary brought to the notice of the Meeting, the 

 expediency of keeping Catalogues of the Donations presented 

 to the Museum, and books for the registration of the names 

 of Subscribers borrowing books. He was authorized to pro- 

 cure the necessary blank books for the purpose. 



The Secretary then begged to propose the following gentle- 

 men for admission as Members of the Society, Messrs. H. 

 Mooyaart, F. Flanderka, F. Gisborne, and F. Campbell, all of 

 Jaffna. He proposed them in virtue of his office as proxy 

 for the Chairman of the Local Committee in Jaffna; and being 

 personally acquainted with them, he begged to second them 

 in his own name. 



The Chairman and Vice-President objected to this course 

 of procedure ; the Rules of the Society did not provide for the 

 proposal of Members by proxy. 



The Secretary stated that nothing was laid down in the 

 Rules on the subject; they simply required candidates to be 

 proposed by one Member and seconded by another. 



Mr. Gogerly objected to the procedure, agreeing with the 

 Chairman. The Secretary contended that he had precedent for 

 the course he had adopted, but bowed to the decision of the 



