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Page 114
... ment or its value , for I do not rate either very high . But in the twenty - three years since John left the Press it has retained its independence and maintained the character , scale , and quality of its publications . One can see ...
... ment or its value , for I do not rate either very high . But in the twenty - three years since John left the Press it has retained its independence and maintained the character , scale , and quality of its publications . One can see ...
Page 194
... ment Agent of the Hambantota District fifty years ago , all you were concerned with was the prosperity of the District — that is what you aimed at and worked for . And you were allowed to get on with the job - no one deliber- ately ...
... ment Agent of the Hambantota District fifty years ago , all you were concerned with was the prosperity of the District — that is what you aimed at and worked for . And you were allowed to get on with the job - no one deliber- ately ...
Page 199
... ment Agent of the Hambantota District in Ceylon . All Government Agents and Assistant Government Agents of those bad old days had to keep a detailed day - to - day diary of what they did and send it each month to the Secretariat in ...
... ment Agent of the Hambantota District in Ceylon . All Government Agents and Assistant Government Agents of those bad old days had to keep a detailed day - to - day diary of what they did and send it each month to the Secretariat in ...
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