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out the objects and advance the interests of the Society 

 at that important station, by collecting information on the 

 spot, on the several subjects within the sphere of the Society's 

 sperations, and forwarding the same with suggestions, to the 

 Secretary of the Society at Colombo,— such Committee hav- 

 ing, however, no power or authority to collect or receive money 

 otherwise than in conformity with the Rules and Regulations 

 of the Society, nor to incur any expense without the previous 

 sanction of the General Committee of the Society. Other 

 Local Committees will also fall to be appointed at subsequent 

 meetings of the Society, as circumstances appear to require. 



Your Committee further recommend, that Capt. Chapman's 

 letters, of date February and March 1852, be referred to the 

 Oriental Committee for their consideration and report, so 

 that an answer to those interesting and valuable letters may 

 be despatched at the earliest opportunity. The same Com- 

 mittee should also be instructed to collect together the figures, 

 sculptured slabs, and inscriptions or copies of such, belonging 

 to the Society, as also the plan of the ruins of Pollaneuera 

 near Trincomalie, presented by J. N. Mooyaart, Esq., and 

 make a Report thereon. 



And as several valuable specimens of the woods of Ceylon 

 have at different times been presented to the Society, your 

 Committee recommend that a Committee should be appointed 

 to collect these together and report on their number, de- 

 scription, character and economical uses, with suggestions in 

 regard to their future custody and inspection. 



From the Treasurers statement which is annexed, of date 

 5th February, there is a balance in favour of the Society of 

 £88 125. 3c?., independent of the arrears yet to be collected 

 and the subscriptions for 1853 now due. 



Your Committee have at length the satisfaction of laying 

 upon the Table a portion of the second Volume of the So- 

 ciety's Journal. There was reason to suppose it would have 

 been out before the close of last year; but in this your Com- 



