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The island was divided administratively into nine Provinces and some of the
Provinces were subdivided into Districts . ... The A . G . A . had his Residence and
District kachcheri in the " outstation ” , the chief town of his District ; he was under
...
The island was divided administratively into nine Provinces and some of the
Provinces were subdivided into Districts . ... The A . G . A . had his Residence and
District kachcheri in the " outstation ” , the chief town of his District ; he was under
...
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sea come to my house nor did I go to theirs . When I went on circuit to Tangalla ,
26 miles to the west , the largest town in my District , I found Southorn , the District
Judge , and Hodson , the Superintendent of Police , and we dined together .
sea come to my house nor did I go to theirs . When I went on circuit to Tangalla ,
26 miles to the west , the largest town in my District , I found Southorn , the District
Judge , and Hodson , the Superintendent of Police , and we dined together .
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I set out to make the Hambantota District the best administered in the island , and
I do not think that I deceive or flatter myself when I say that I succeeded . I will
give an example or two which will , I think , prove this and will also show the kind
of ...
I set out to make the Hambantota District the best administered in the island , and
I do not think that I deceive or flatter myself when I say that I succeeded . I will
give an example or two which will , I think , prove this and will also show the kind
of ...
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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 Volume 2 of Woolf, Leonard: An autobiography of the years |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World, 1962 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 256 pages |
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