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and rifles in the sloops lying in the roads, which carried 
their flags and jacks half-mast high. After the body was let 
down into the grave, and the ornaments carried, were, 
together with the black cloth shroud, left close to, and in 
the chancel, the Military, Burgher corps, and Lascoreens 
returned with flying colours and sounding drums, and were 
followed by the procession in the same order in which they 
went to church, only with this difference, that the bearers 
brought up the rear of the procession which repaired to the 
house of mourning to offer their condolence to the Lady of 
the late Governor, 
COUNCIL MEETING. 
Colombo Museum^ February 6^ 1905. 
Present : 
The Hon. Mr. J. Ferguson, C.M.G., President, in the Chair. 
Mr. A. J. Chalmers, M.D., F.R.C.S. I Mr. A.Willey,MA., D.Sc.,F.R.S. 
Mr. C. M. Fernando, MA., LL.M. Mr. J. C. Willis, M.A., Sc.D., 
Mr. P. Freudenberg, J.P. j F.L.S. 
Mr. J. Harward, M.A., and Mr. C A. Joseph, Honorary Secretaries. 
Business. 
1. Read and confirmed Minutes of Council Meeting held on 
January 16, 1905. 
2. Read a letter from Mr. H. C. P. Bell dated January 20, 1905, 
in regard to reprints of back Numbers of the Society's Journal and 
Proceedings. 
Resolved, — That the Council's resolution of October 8, 1903, be 
rescinded, and that the question of publication of future reprints be 
left, as before, in the hands of the Honorary Secretaries and Trea- 
surer. 
3. Considered a vacancy on the Council, and nominated Dr. W. H. 
de Silva. 
