xxxviii Appendix Proceedings of 



GENERAL MEETING, HELD 2?TH NOVEMBER, 1852. 



Present : — The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Starke, Vice-Presi- 

 dent, in the Chair. 



The Kev. J. D. Palm, Rev. J. Kats, Rev. G. R. Muttu- 

 kistna, Rev. C. Alwis, Dr. Misso, Messrs. Simon Casie 

 Chitty, Muttu Coomarasamy, L. De Soyza, J. Dalziel, J. 

 Casie Chitty, R. Dawson, Treasurer, E. L. Layard, Secretary. 



Read and confirmed Minutes of last Meeting. 



The Secretary reporting that the Minute and Correspond- 

 ence books, and all the Meteorological Instruments belonging 

 to the Society, had been sent to England with the late Secre- 

 tary's (Captain Neill's) effects ; it was resolved, that the Secre- 

 tary do communicate with Captain Neill's friends, and endea- 

 vour to recover them. 



The Secretary read the following recommendation from the 

 Committee of Management. 



" That the Committee do recommend that the year be 

 divided into two parts, ending 30th June and 31st December 

 respectively— -that all persons elected Members of the Society 

 before the 30th June, should pay their year's subscription and 

 entrance fee; and that ^persons elected after that date should 

 not be called upon for their subscription for the current year, 

 but only for their entrance fee." 



This recommendation being put from the Chair was ap- 

 proved of :— -ordered accordingly. 



Read a letter from Dr. Kelaart (marked A.) 



Read a letter from Mr. De Soyza, and its enclosure, 

 (marked B.) 



Read an extract from a letter from Mr. Skeen relative to 

 printing matters, (marked C). With reference thereto the 

 Secretary was requested to proceed with the publication of 

 the Society's Journal. 



Moved by Mr, E. L. Layard, seconded by Mr. Simon Casie 

 Chitty, " That the Committee of Management be requested 

 to prepare a Schedule of expenditure of the funds of the So- 



