No. 63.-1910.] PROCEEDINGS, 
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COUNCIL MEETING. 
Colombo Museum, March 16, 1910. 
Present : 
Mr. P. Freiidenberg, Vice-President, in the Chair. 
Dr. A. Willey, D.Sc, F.R.S., 
Vice-President. 
Mr. Simon de Silva, Mudaliyar. 
Mr. D. B. Jayatilaka, B.A. 
Mr. A. M. Gunasekera, Muda- 
liyar. 
Mr. J. Harward, M.A., Honorary Secretary. 
Mr. G. A. Joseph, Honorary Secretary and Treasurer. 
Business. 
1. Read and confirmed Minutes of last Council Meeting held 
on February 7, 1910. 
2. Resolved the election of the following Members : — 
(1) H. G. Bois : recommended ( G. A. Joseph. 
by ( E. B. Denham. 
(2) A. R. Slater, B.A., CCS. : ^ E. B. Denham. 
recommended by ( A. W. Seymour. 
(3) G. M. Cookson, B.A., CCS. : { A. WUley. 
recommended by \ G. A. Joseph. 
(4) T. Gracie : recommended by | ^' ^ j^geph. 
(5) B. Hill, B.A., CCS. : recom- C A. WUley. 
mended by (, Gr- A. J oseph. 
3. Laid on the table Circular No. 294 of November 26, 1909, 
containing the opinions of Messrs. H. W. Codrington and P. E. 
Pieris on the Paper entitled " Some Aspects of the Laws and 
Constitution of the Sinhalese Kingdom," by the late Mr. C M. 
Fernando. 
Resolved, — That in view of the opinions expressed by the 
gentlemen to whom the Paper was referred, and inasmuch as 
the greater part of the Paper has already been printed elsewhere, 
Mr. C. H. Z. Fernando be thanked for forwarding the Paper to 
the Society, and be informed that the Council regrets its inability 
to accept it for the Society's Journal. 
4. Laid on the table Circular No. 21 of February 12, 1910, 
containing the opinions of Messrs. J. P. Lewis and P. E. Pieris on 
a Paper entitled "Ancient Matara," by Mr. F. JayatUaka. 
Resolved, — That in view of the remarks on the Circular by the 
gentlemen to whom the Paper was referred it be not accepted, but 
that the writer be thanked for forwarding it to the Societv, 
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