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JOtlRNAL, E.A.S. (CEYLON). [Vol. XXII. 
Business. 
1. Read and confirmed Minutes of last Councir Meeting. 
2. Resolved, — That the following gentlemen be elected 
Members of the Society : — 
(1) B. S. Cooray : recommended by | A.^Mirando. 
(2) J. Pearson, D.Sc, &c., Director,"^ ^ Evans 
Colombo Museum : recommended J' ^ ' . 
J G. A. Joseph. 
!(3) 'F. L. Baker, Assistant Superin-"^ j g^.^^ 
tendent of Survevs : recom- V^' a t -i 
1 , , *- ( G. A. Joseph, 
mended by J ^ 
(4) J. A. D. Senarat : recommended by |^^,* A^^^jQg^pjj 
C A Nell 
(6) A. H. Pertwee : recommended by ^ Joseph 
(6) O. A. A. Jayasekera, Proctor : recom- I R. A. Mirando. 
mended by ( A. Nell. 
3. Considered the question of the cost of printing the Paper 
i(vt^ith illustrations) entitled " Mulgiri-gala," by Mr. Donald 
Ferguson. 
Resolved, — That Mr. P. E. Pieris be kindly asked to edit the 
Paper on the lines indicated by him, and that he do specify the 
illustrations which he would recommend should be reproduced. 
4. Laid on the table Circular No. 143 of Ji.me 11, 1910, contain- 
ing the opinions of Messrs. P. JS.. Pieris and Mudaliyar A. Mendis 
Gunasekera on a Paper entitled " Kavyasekara, Chapter I.," by 
Mr. A. O. Jayawardana. 
Resolved, — That Mr. Jayawardana be thanked for sending the 
Paper to the Society, but informed that the Council regret they 
are unable to accept it. 
6. Laid on the table a Paper entitled " Rebellion of Ederillo 
Rala, 1594-1596," by Mr. P. E. Pieris, CCS. 
Resolved, — That the Paper be referred to Messrs. F. H. de Vos 
and Simon de Silva, Mudaliyar. 
6. Laid on the table a letter from Mr. H. C P. Bell regarding 
the translation of Professor Geiger's Papers on the Maldives. 
Resolved, — That this Society cannot afford to pay for the 
translation of these valuable studies of the Maldives, but that 
the Council do recommend the matter for the favourable con 
sideration of Government. 
7. Read a letter from Br. A. Willey thanking the Society for 
electing him an Honorary Member. 
8. Resolved, — That, if possible, a General Meeting be held in 
January next, and that the business be left in the hands of the 
Secretaries. 
PBINTED BY H. C. COTTLE, GOVERNMENT PBINTEB, COLOMBO, CEYLON. 
