No. 55.— 1904.] 
PROCEEDINGS. 
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GENERAL MEETING. 
Colombo Museum^ May 21^ 1904. 
Present : 
The Hon. Mr. Everard im Thurn, M.A., C.B., C.M.G., President, 
in the Chair. 
Mr. R. G. Anthonisz. 
Mr. A. J. Chalmers, M.D., 
PRCS 
Mr. E.' B. benham, B.A., CCS. 
Mr. C M. Fernando, B.A„ LL.B. 
Mr. I. Gunawardhana, Mudaliyar. 
Mr. W.F. Gunawardhana, Muda- 
liyar. 
Sir W. W. Mitchell, C.M.G. 
Mr. P. E. Morgappah. 
Mr. J. Harward, M.A., Honorary Secretary. 
Visitors : Five gentlemen. 
Business, 
1. Read and confirmed Minutes of last General Meeting held on 
March 2, 1904. 
2. Announced the election of following Members since the last 
General Meeting: — Messrs. Edwin Evans, B.Sc; Simon de Silva, Gate 
Mudaliyar ; C. J. M. Gordon, M.A.; George William Woodhouse, B.A., 
CCS.; and T. P. Masilamanipillai. 
3. Read a letter from the Honorary Secretary, Royal Asiatic 
Society, Bombay Branch, inviting the Society to send Delegates to 
their celebration of the centenary of the Society's foundation on 
January 17, 1905. 
The Chairman: I think that letter was brought up at the last 
Meeting of the Council, and it was decided that it ought to be read at 
the General Meeting, and if members wish they could take advantage 
of it and represent the Society. 
4. Mr. C M. Fernando read the following Paper :— 
