No. 63.— 1910.] 
PROCEEDINGS. 
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ANNTJAL GENERAL MEETING. 
Colombo Museum, March 16, 1910. 
Present : 
The Hon. Sir Hugh CHfford, K.C.M.G., President, in the Chair. 
Mr. P. Freiidenberg, J. P., Vice-President. 
Mr. E. Biu-gess. 
Mr. B. C. Cooray. 
Hon. Mr. H. L. Crawford, 
C.M.G. 
Mr. E. B. Denham, B.A., CCS. 
Rev. J. P. de Pinto. 
Mr. Simon de Silva, Gate 
MudaHyar. 
Mr. D. Devapuraratna, Proctor, 
S.C 
Mr. A. H. Gomes. 
Mr. W. F. Gunawardhana, 
Mudahyar. 
Mr. A. M. Hamid. 
Dr. C. A. Hevavitarana, M.B., 
CM. 
Mr. D. B. Jayatilaka, B.A. 
Mr. E. W. Jay e war dene, 
Barrister-at-Law. 
Mr. D. Montagu, A.M.I.CE. 
Mr. P. E. Morgappah. 
Ven. M. Sri Nanissara. 
Dr. A. Nell, M.R.CS. 
Mr. J. P. Obeyesekere, B.A., 
Barrister-at-Law. 
Mr. S. Obeyesekere, Barrister- 
at-Law. 
Rev. J. Pahamunai. 
Mr. E. W. Perera, Barrister-at- 
Law. 
Mr. F. C. Roles. 
Mr. W. A. Samarasinha. 
Dr. Donald Schokman. 
Mr. J. M. Seneviratna. 
Mr. A. W. Seymour. 
Mr. D. E. Wanigasuriya. 
Mr. Sam Williams. 
Mr. J. Harward, M.A,, Honorary Secretary, and Mr. G. A. 
Joseph, Honorary Secretary and Treasurer. 
Visitors : Ten ladies and twenty-four gentlemen. 
Business. 
1. Read and confirmed Minutes of last General Meeting held 
on December 18, 1909. 
2. Mr. Joseph announced the election of Members since the 
last General Meeting. 
3. The Chairman drew attention to a number of antiques 
recently disinterred by the Archaeological Survey at Poionnaruva 
which were exhibited on the table, mentioning that there was a 
description of them in the Annual Report. 
4. The Chairman then called upon Mr. E. W. Perera to read 
the following Paper : — 
