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Page 187
An outbreak of rinderpest had occurred in the island and there were cases of the
disease in the Uva Province which adjoined my District. On February 1 8th there
were three cases of the disease among bulls in Hambantota town. These bulls ...
An outbreak of rinderpest had occurred in the island and there were cases of the
disease in the Uva Province which adjoined my District. On February 1 8th there
were three cases of the disease among bulls in Hambantota town. These bulls ...
Page 189
Here were two bulls suffering from rinderpest in a gala. Struck across country to
Abesekaragama (3 miles) where "the Abeskera of Abesekaragama" (an old
dismissed Vidana Arachchi of the old type with any amount of influence) met me
and ...
Here were two bulls suffering from rinderpest in a gala. Struck across country to
Abesekaragama (3 miles) where "the Abeskera of Abesekaragama" (an old
dismissed Vidana Arachchi of the old type with any amount of influence) met me
and ...
Page 253
... Herr 219-220 Hambantota, 172-245; Residency, 174, 176-177; characteristics
of, 175-176; Census in, 181- 182; salt industry, 182-187; rinderpest in, 187- 200;
big game shooting in, 217-221; gambling in, 235; dispute about land, 236-237; ...
... Herr 219-220 Hambantota, 172-245; Residency, 174, 176-177; characteristics
of, 175-176; Census in, 181- 182; salt industry, 182-187; rinderpest in, 187- 200;
big game shooting in, 217-221; gambling in, 235; dispute about land, 236-237; ...
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| Title | Growing: An Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911, Volume 2 Growing: An Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911, Leonard Woolf |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World, Incorporated, 1962 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 30 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 256 pages |
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