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CEYLON Oxafing 0 20 40 Miles Adam's NORTHERN Mullaittivu Bridge Mannars
PROVINCE EA Trincomalee NORTH Anuradhapura CENTRAL NORTH Puttalam
) PROVINCE WESTERN Batticaloa Chilaw PROVINCE Matale Kurunegalai ...
CEYLON Oxafing 0 20 40 Miles Adam's NORTHERN Mullaittivu Bridge Mannars
PROVINCE EA Trincomalee NORTH Anuradhapura CENTRAL NORTH Puttalam
) PROVINCE WESTERN Batticaloa Chilaw PROVINCE Matale Kurunegalai ...
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The island was divided administratively into nine Provinces and some of the
Provinces were subdivided into Districts . In charge of the Province was a
Government Agent ( always referred to as the G.A. ) , a senior civil servant of 20
years ...
The island was divided administratively into nine Provinces and some of the
Provinces were subdivided into Districts . In charge of the Province was a
Government Agent ( always referred to as the G.A. ) , a senior civil servant of 20
years ...
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HAMBANTOTA DISTRICT P R O V I N C E Malala DISTRICT LAMBANTOTA
Ambalantota TANGALLA 10 20 30 Miles satisfactory in attainment than in
anticipation , while failure is. EASTERN PROVINCE Kumbukk of U V A Oy a
P R O V I N C E ...
HAMBANTOTA DISTRICT P R O V I N C E Malala DISTRICT LAMBANTOTA
Ambalantota TANGALLA 10 20 30 Miles satisfactory in attainment than in
anticipation , while failure is. EASTERN PROVINCE Kumbukk of U V A Oy a
P R O V I N C E ...
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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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