Growing: An Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911, Volume 2 |
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In charge of the Province was a Government Agent ( always referred to as the G.A. ) , a senior civil servant of 20 years ' service or more . The Provincial government office or offices , the kachcheri , was always in the chief town of ...
In charge of the Province was a Government Agent ( always referred to as the G.A. ) , a senior civil servant of 20 years ' service or more . The Provincial government office or offices , the kachcheri , was always in the chief town of ...
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I am all and always upon the side of law and order , and my time in Ceylon , where I was on the Government side of the fence , strengthened me in this attitude , simply because without law and order , strictly enforced , life for ...
I am all and always upon the side of law and order , and my time in Ceylon , where I was on the Government side of the fence , strengthened me in this attitude , simply because without law and order , strictly enforced , life for ...
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205 of 26th April to the Government Agent , , Southern Province , regarding the acquisition of land required for the Public Works Department Store at Tangalla , leaves much to be desired . 2. His Excellency accordingly desires you to ...
205 of 26th April to the Government Agent , , Southern Province , regarding the acquisition of land required for the Public Works Department Store at Tangalla , leaves much to be desired . 2. His Excellency accordingly desires you to ...
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User Review - Tom.Wilson - LibraryThingPlaying tennis with starched whites with the other English administrators and then chatting over G and Ts in the tropical warm of the evening in an old Dutch fort on the north-east coast of Sri Lanka ... Read full review
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User Review - Jenney - LibraryThingIn the feudal society of Ceylon "I felt that there was some depth of happiness rather than pleasure, of satisfaction, . . . which the western world is losing or has lost." (p 158) Judgments such as ... Read full review
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