civ. Appendix '.—Proceeding? of 



week days. — I may perhaps also state here that it would be desirable that 

 a public notification to the effect that the above Reports &c, are open for 

 public inspection should be published in the Government Gazette. 



I have, &c. 



James Alwis, 

 Asst. Secy. 



The Horible 



The Colonial Secretary. 



Resolved. — That the Secretary be authorized to have covers 

 made for the Books forwarded by Government; and that 

 they be kept at the Society's Rooms for public inspection 

 from 11 A. m. to 3 p. m. on week days. 



Resolved,— That the proceedings of this Meeting be pub- 

 lished for general information. 



The Secretary laid on the table the following books received 

 since the last meeting. 



5 Nos. of the Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 



2 Nos. of the Journal of the Indian Archipelago. 



Copy of the Report of the Government Central Musseum. 



James Alwis, 



Asst. Secy, 



MEETING HELD AUGUST 17TH, 1854. 



Present— Masses. C. P. Layard, J. B. Misso, W. Skeen, 

 L. De Zoyza, and the Secretary. 



The Secretary laid before the Meeting, as the principal 

 object for which it had been convened, a letter from Govern- 

 ment dated the 7th August, 1854 ; enclosing copy of a Des- 

 patch received from the Secretary of State with reference to 

 the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1855. Also, a portion of 

 the third part of the Society's Journal for 1853-4 in course of 



