Growing, an Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911The author's account of his seven years as a civil servant in Ceylon. |
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Page 175
... 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 scattered and ...
... 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 scattered and ...
Page 176
... Magampattu , separated by a fair - sized river , the Walawe Ganga , lies East Giruwa Pattu and then West Giruwa Pattu . Here the scenery changes completely . The jungle disappears ; there is more water , more rainfall ; it is quite ...
... Magampattu , separated by a fair - sized river , the Walawe Ganga , lies East Giruwa Pattu and then West Giruwa Pattu . Here the scenery changes completely . The jungle disappears ; there is more water , more rainfall ; it is quite ...
Page 182
... 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 in Colombo and he replied that they ...
... 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 in Colombo and he replied that they ...
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