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Page 175
It had three divisions : Magampattu in the east, East Giruwa Pattu in the centre,
and West Giruwa Pattu in the west. Magampattu was almost entirely covered with
jungle. It contained the small town of Hambantota, but otherwise only small ...
It had three divisions : Magampattu in the east, East Giruwa Pattu in the centre,
and West Giruwa Pattu in the west. Magampattu was almost entirely covered with
jungle. It contained the small town of Hambantota, but otherwise only small ...
Page 182
On March 11th and 12th, the Mudaliyar of Magampattu, the Head Clerk of the
kachcheri, and eight other clerks sat with me from 7.30 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day
checking returns. On March 13th I wired the figures to the Superintendent of
Census ...
On March 11th and 12th, the Mudaliyar of Magampattu, the Head Clerk of the
kachcheri, and eight other clerks sat with me from 7.30 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day
checking returns. On March 13th I wired the figures to the Superintendent of
Census ...
Page 200
There was a great deal of "big game" in thejunglesof Magampattu : leopard, bear,
elephant, buffalo, sambhur deer, spotted deer, and pig. Both in Magampattu and
in the two western pattus snipe were plentiful in the wet season, and on the ...
There was a great deal of "big game" in thejunglesof Magampattu : leopard, bear,
elephant, buffalo, sambhur deer, spotted deer, and pig. Both in Magampattu and
in the two western pattus snipe were plentiful in the wet season, and on the ...
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