xxxvi. Appendix : — Proceedings of 



The Secretary reported the resignation of It. E. Lewis, 

 Esq., which causing a vacancy in the Managing Committee, 

 Mr. E. L, Layard moved, and Lieut.-Col. Wilson seconded 

 the motion, that H. Dudley Esq., C.E.E., be requested to fill 

 the vacancy. — Carried. 



Mr. Dudley acceding to the request, his name was entered 

 on the Managing Committee. 



With reference to an extract of a letter from Lieut. Hen- 

 derson, C.R.R., read by the Secretary, it was moved by 

 Lieut.-Col. Wilson, and seconded by Mr. H. Dudley, " That 

 the Secretary be directed to return to Lieut. Henderson his 

 communication on the foot prints in the rock at Kurnegalle, 

 with a request that that Gentleman would be so good as to draw 

 up a new paper, embodying any fresh matter he may be able 

 to communicate on a subject so deeply interesting to the 

 Society." — Carried. 



Moved by Dr. Lamprey, and seconded by Mr. E. L. Layard, 

 ( ( That with reference to the Circulars from the Society of 

 Arts on the new Industrial Exhibition, laid on the table at a 

 former Meeting, the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic So- 

 ciety take the matter into its consideration, in order to carry 

 out the objects of the Society of Arts, so far as Ceylon is 

 concerned; and that a Committee be named to carry out these 

 views."— Carried. 



Pursuant to notice, Mr. E. L. Layard brought forward 

 his motion on the propriety of out-station Members voting 

 on questions before General or SpecialMeetings. 



After much conversation and discussion, the sense of the 

 Meeting being decided on a restricted view of the case, Mr. 

 Layard withdrew his motion, and the Secretary was desired 

 to record on the Minutes, that the sense of this Meeting is 

 decided on the point, that out-station Members have the pri- 

 vilege of proposing and seconding gentlemen for admission as 

 Members, provided they communicate their wishes in writing. 



