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The President undertook to write to Mr. Bell and ask him to 
reconsider his resignation. 
14. Considered the nomination of Office-Bearers for 1904. 
Under Rule 16 Dr. W. Gr. Van Dort and Mr. W. P. Ranasinha retire 
by seniority, and Messrs. S. M. Burrows and J. C. Willis by least 
attendance, two of these being eligible for re-election. 
Resolved,— That Dr. W. G-. Van Dort and Mr. J. C. Willis be 
re-elected ; that Messrs. S. M. Burrows and W. P. Ranasi^ha be 
deemed to have retired ; and that the vacancies in the Council be 
filled by Dr. k. J. Chalmers and Mr. R. H. Ferguson, but that if 
the latter gentleman accepts the Honorary Treasurership, Mr. P. 
Ramanathan's name be substituted. 
15. Resolved, — That the Annual General Meeting be held on 
March 2, and that the business be the reading of the Annual Report, 
election of Office-Bearers, and the delivery of an Address by the 
President. 
Resolved, — That His Excellency the Governor be asked to become 
the Patron of the Society, and to preside at the Annual General 
Meeting. 
• ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 
Colombo Mtisewn, March 2, 1904. 
Present : 
The Hon. Mr. Everard im Thurn, M.A., C.B., C.M.G., President, 
in the Chair. 
Mr. R. G. Anthonisz. 
Mr. C. M. Fernando, B. A., LL.B. 
Mr. P. Freudenberg. 
Mr. A. M. Gunasekara, Mudaliyar. 
Mr. D. B. Jayatilaka, B.A. 
Mr. G. B. Leechman. 
Mr. F. Lewis, F.L.S. 
Mr. F. J. de Mel, B.A., LL.B. 
Mr. P. E. Morgappah. 
The Hon. Mr. S. C. Obeyesekere. 
Mr. E. W. Pereira, Advocate. 
Mr. W. A. de Silva, J.P. 
Dr. W. H. de Silva, F.R.C.S. 
Ven. D. K. Sri Dharmarama, 
High Priest. 
Mr. W. G. Van Dort,M.D. 
Mr. H. White, C.C.S. 
Rev. D. W. J. Wijesinha. 
Mr. A. Willey, M.A., D.Sc, 
F.R.S. 
Mr. R. H. Ferguson, B.A., Honorary Treasurer. 
Mr. J. Harward, M.A., and Gerard A. Joseph, Honorary Secretaries. 
Business. 
1. Read and confirmed Minutes of last General Meeting held on 
August 1, 1903. 
2. Announced the election of following Members since the last 
General Meeting : Mr. H. R. Dobree, Mr. Peter de Abrew, Mr. A. 
Stanley Bishop, J. E. Senaviratna. 
