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Co-operation of Members. 
In conclusion, the Council invite the co-operation of Members in the 
work of the Society, and would welcome Papers in any of the lines of 
study which come within the scope of the Society's objects. 
5. The Annual Report was adopted on a motion proposed by Mr. 
E. W. Perera, and seconded by Mr. R. H. Ferguson. 
6. On the motion of .Dr. W. H. de Silva, seconded by Mr. F. Lewis, 
a vote of thanks was passed to the retiring officers, and the following 
Office-Bearers were elected for the year 1904 : — 
President. Hon. Mr. Everard im Thurn, M.A., C.B., C.M.G. 
Vice-Presidents, — The Hon. Mr. J. Ferguson, C.M.G. , and 
Mr. J. P. Lewis, M.A., CCS. 
Council. 
Mr. W. G. Yan Dort, M.D. 
Mr. C Drieberg, B.A., F.H.A.S. 
The Hon. Mr. S. C Obeyesekere 
Mr. H. White, CCS. 
Mr. J. C Willis, M.A., F.L.S. 
Mr. M. Kelway Bamber, F.CS. 
Mr. C M. Fernando, B. A., LL.B. 
Mr. P. Freudenberg. 
Mr. A. Willey,M.A.,D.Sc.,F.R.S. 
Mudaliyar A. M. Gunasekara. 
Mr. A.J. Chalmers, M.D.,F.R.C.S. 
Mr.P.Ramanathan, C.M.G., K.C 
Honorary Treasurer, — Mr. R. H. Ferguson, B.A. 
Honorary Secretaries,— M.v. J. Harward, M.A., and 
Mr. Gerard A. Joseph. 
The President referred to the retirement of Mr. H. C P. Bell, the 
Archaeological Commissioner, who for a quarter of a century had 
rendered most excellent service to the Society as joint Honorary 
Secretary.* He thought they were indebted to Mr. Bell more than to 
any one else for the success of the Society during the past twenty-five 
years. He had great hopes that, after a short rest from the worries 
of editing the Society's Journals, Mr. Bell might be persuaded to 
resume office. Mr. Bell deserved, in the meanwhile, the cordial thanks 
of all for all he had done for the Society. 
7. The President delivered his presidential address on — 
The use of Science in Ceylon. 
When I came to Ceylon rather more than two years ago I found 
as your President Dr. Copleston, then your Bishop, but now the 
Metropolitan of India. He shortly afterwards finally left Ceylon for 
India, and you paid me the compliment of offering me the vacant Pre- 
sidentship. I confess I hesitated greatly about accepting, and even 
now I am not sure that I decided rightly. He was a man of real 
eloquence, and with a very great knowledge of the Eastern world and 
its religions and languages. I need hardly remind you that he was the 
author of what may be considered one of the two English text-books 
on the great subject of Buddhism. I, on the other hand, was entirely 
new to the East ; and little as I knew of it then, my business as Colonial 
Secretary left me little chance of acquiring knowledge of the more 
Mr. Bell felt himself unable to retain ofiice in view of the resolution 
passed at the Council Meeting of October 8, \%0^.—Hon, Sec. 
