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(2) " Correspondence between Raja Sigha II. and the Dutch," by 
Mr. D. W. Ferguson. 
(3) " Alakeswara : His Life and Times," by Mr. E. W. Perera^ 
Advocate. 
Besides the above, an Address entitled " The Use of Science in 
Ceylon " was delivered by the Hon. Mr. E. F. im Thurn, M.A., C.B.^ 
C.M.G-., President, at the last Annual G-eneral Meeting. 
The following Papers have been accepted for reading and publi- 
cation : — 
(1) Fran9ois Oaron and the French East India Company," by 
Mr. F. H. de Yos, Barrister-at-Law. 
(2) "A Note on.EajaSi^ha L," by Mr. W. F. Gunawardhana, 
Mudaliyar. 
(3) "Portuguese Inscriptions in Ceylon" (with illustrations) by 
Mr. J. P. Lewis, M.A., CCS. 
Translation of " de Couto " and " Barros." 
Mr. D. W. Ferguson, now in England, has been entrusted with the 
work of making a translation, with introduction and notes, of such 
portions of the Portuguese historians Barros and de Couto as relate 
to Ceylon. 
Members. 
During the past year fourteen new Members were elected, viz., 
Rev. A. Stanley Bishop, P. de Abrew, J. E. Seueviratna, E. Evans, 
B.Sc, Simon de Silva, Gate Mudaliyar, C. J. M. Gordon, M.A., 
G. W. Woodhouse, B.A., CCS., T. P. Masilamanipillai, T. P. Attygalle, 
R. J. Perera, K. W. Atukorala, E. F. A. Kemp, J. M. Weerasuriya, 
and B. C Proctor. 
The following Members have resigned : — D. J. Arsecularatna, 
W. R. H. Perera, J. W. Vanderstraaten, L. Walker, F. M. Mackwood, 
C A. Murray, and B. B. Campbell. 
Mr. S. G. Lee, B.A., has become a Life Member. 
The Society has now on its roll 193 Members, including 27 Life 
Members and 10 Honorary Members. 
It has lost by death Dullewa Adigar, who had been a Member of 
the Society since 1890. 
Library. 
The additions to the Librarv, including parts of Periodicals, num- 
bered 384. 
The Library has received donations from the Government of 
India ; the Archaeological Survey of India ; the Government of 
Bengal ; Sir B. C Temple, Bart., CLE. ; Pali Text Society, London ; 
L' Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient revue Philologique ; the Ceylon 
Government ; Curepo de Ingenieros de Minas del Peru ; the Univer- 
sity of Colorado ; Revista da Commissao Archeologica da India Portu 
gueza. Nova Goa ; the Archaeological Survey of United Provinces and 
Punjab Circle ; the Geelong Field Naturalists' Club ; the Colonial 
Secretary, Ceylon ; the Director of Public Instruction, Ceylon ; the 
Postmaster-General, Ceylon; Dr.E. Hultszh, Ph. D.; Secretary of State 
for India, in Council ; Naturforehenden Gessellschaft in Zurich ; C M, 
Fernando MA., LL.M. ; T. P. Pillai ; the Imperial Library, Calcutta ; 
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