General Meeting, Feb. 1st, 1854. Ixxxv. 



or with a more utilitarian and practical object in view, — the 

 investigation of its varied natural products, — for all of which 

 pursuits there is such ample room. 



Moved by Mr. Alwis. " That the Report now read be 

 adopted." 



Seconded by the Rev. J. Kats, and carried unanimously. 



Proposed by Mr. Alwis and seconded by Dr. Lamprey. 



" That Government be applied to for information as to where 

 the Illustrated Catalogue and Medals of the Great Exhibition 

 of 185 1, sent out to the Colony, are to be permanently 

 deposited.' 5 



Mr. Alwis was of opinion, in moving his proposition, that 

 the Rooms of the Ceylon Asiatic Society would be the 

 fittest place for depositing them; for besides having the means 

 of preserving valuable books, the services the Society rendered 

 to the Great Exhibition ought alone to entitle it to some 

 consideration. 



The Rev. Mr. Kats thought that some official enquiry 

 should be instituted to ascertain why the Society was neglected 

 in the general distribution of the Jury Reports, Illustrated 

 Catalogues, &c. of the Exhibition. 



It was then resolved that the Jury Reports sent by Mr. 

 Capper to Dr. Willisford and transferred by the latter to the 

 Society, should be distributed by the Society, according to 

 the instructions contained in the correspondence laid on the 

 table. 



The Reports to be distributed as under: 

 To Dr. Willisford, 



„ R. E. Lewis, Esq., 



„ Clerihew, Esq., 



„ E. R. Power, Esq., 



„ J. D. Alwis, Esq., 



„ T. A. Pieris, Esq., 



„ J. Armitage, Esq., 



„ Messrs. Parlett O'Halloran & Co. 



