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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... Mannar some miles off the barren uninhabited coast of the Mannar District in the Northern Province . The oysters breed and produce pearls very erratically . In my day there was a Superintendent of Pearl Fisheries , Hornell , who had a ...
... Mannar some miles off the barren uninhabited coast of the Mannar District in the Northern Province . The oysters breed and produce pearls very erratically . In my day there was a Superintendent of Pearl Fisheries , Hornell , who had a ...
Page 119
... Mannar District was 400 square miles in extent . It consisted almost en- tirely of uninhabited jungle ; the only town was Mannar on the island of Mannar , where was the kachcheri , the Residency , and the Court . The island is really ...
... Mannar District was 400 square miles in extent . It consisted almost en- tirely of uninhabited jungle ; the only town was Mannar on the island of Mannar , where was the kachcheri , the Residency , and the Court . The island is really ...
Page 120
... Mannar and Hambantota or camping in the thick uninhabited jungles . I learnt a great deal in my month as A.G.A. I spent most of my time riding about the District , exploring the jungles of the mainland and the small island of Mannar ...
... Mannar and Hambantota or camping in the thick uninhabited jungles . I learnt a great deal in my month as A.G.A. I spent most of my time riding about the District , exploring the jungles of the mainland and the small island of Mannar ...
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