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5. Laid on the table a letter from Mr. D. W. Ferguson re transla- 
tion of " De Couto " and Barros." 
Resolved, — That Mr. Ferguson be informed that the Society is 
prepared to pay him £75 for a translation of Barros " and the 
portion of De Couto " which refers to Ceylon, with introduction and 
notes — payment to be completed by the" end of 1905 if manuscript has 
been received before that date. 
6. Laid on the table a letter from the Honorary Secretary of the 
Royal Asiatic Society of Bombay inviting the Society to send Delegates 
to their celebration of the Century of the Society's Foundation. 
Resolved, — That the letter be read at the next General Meeting. 
7. Laid on the table the following opinion, by Mr. Harward, on the 
medal granted to " Meester Antonio Rabel in 1661 — 
Memorandum with regard to the Dutch Medal now owned by 
Mr. F. a. Dantanarayana, Stamp Vendor in Matara. 
At the request of the Council of the Asiatic Society I have examined 
this medal to see if the illustration given in Mr. Pieris's picture is 
correct. The picture is not accurate. On the obverse it misrepresents 
the shape of the letter h, which should be ft . On the reverse the 
word " Ceylon " is printed in sloping letters in the picture : the letters 
should be perpendicular like those of the words beneath the The 
letter Y is taller than the others (like this : ceYlon). There is no 
reason to doubt that this word is of the same date as the rest. The 
medal is much spoiled in appearance by the join, where the new edge 
is fastened on to replace the part clipped off : this comes about quarter 
of an inch inside the edge of the medal itself, just outside the inscrip- 
tion on the obverse and the wreath on the reverse. 
Resolved, — That the Report be published in the Society's J ournal as 
part of the Proceedings of this Council Meeting. 
8. Resolved, — That a General Meeting be held on May 21, and 
that the business be the reading of — 
(a) " Correspondence between Rajasi^ha 11. and the Dutch," 
by Mr, D. W. Ferguson. 
(6) "A Note on the Palaeography of Ceylon," by Mr. C. M. 
Fernando, Crown Counsel. 
