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2. The payment of tithe is borne without complaint by the people, and is generally felt to be neither oppressive nor unjust.

3. The import duties on grain enable the Government to reach those classes which otherwise would pay no tax at all in a way which they do not feel, owing to the large margin in their favour between the cost of living and the rate of wages.

4. The great object for the Government to accomplish is to make the country produce enough grain for its native and immigrant population, and to accomplish this it is desimble to continue on a larger scale, than hitherto, the restoration and improvement of irrigation works throughout the country.

5. It is more to the interest both of the native population and of the European planter to extend irrigation and to improve the means of communication between the coast and the interior, and throughout the interior of the Island, than to reduce taxation.

6. The present renting system is indefensible in principle, is open to abase, and has actually led to abuse. A system of compulsory commutation should be substituted for it.

Colombo, 30th October, 1877.

ARTHUR N. BICH.

H. DIAS.

RICHARD CATĹBY.

M. Coomara Swamy.

James AlwiS.

JOHN F. DICKSON.

GEORGE WALL.

J. A. PERERA.

L. B. DULLZWE.

Sarato, J. H. de, District Judge, Karusegala. Saram, P. de, Mudaliyar of the Alatkurn Korals

South.

Saram, Wilmot de, Registrar of Lands, Kurunegala, Saunders, F. B., Acting Government Agent, North-

Western Province.

Sharpe, W. E. T., Assistant Government Agent,

Badulla.

Silva, J. A. de, Mudaliyar.

Silva, N. D. Atapattu Mudaliyar, Galla. Soysa, S., Madaliyar of Panadure. Templer, F. B., Government Agent, Galle.

Templer, P. A., Assistant Government Agent, Put-

talam.

Tenne, B. D., Ratemahatmaya of Dewamedi Hat-

pattu,

Tannakoon, C., Kottuksobchi. Todd, David, Kotta Paliai.

Twynam, W. C., Government Agent, Northern Pro-

vince.

Wikkramasinha, D. A., Vidana Arachchi of Pay-

yagala.

Williama, G. 8., Assistant Government Agent, Matale.

GRAIN TAX COMMINION.

RESUMÉ of Answers to QUESTIONS submitted by the Companion.

What is the approximate quantity of land under (1) paddy cultivation, (2) taxable dry grain cultivation in the several districts of your province, estimated by sowing extent ?

State the proportion between an amunam of sowing extent and an sore in each district

of your province. I.—WESTERN PROVINCE..

Colombo district

ALPHABETICAL LIST of the Gentlemen who have sent in ANSWERS to the Printed

Abeysinhe, J. G., Ekala.

Amarasekara, D. J., Mudaliyar of Hanwella,

QUESTIONS.

Kirtisinha, G. Fernando, Mudaliyar of the Alutkuru

Korale, North.

Amerosakars, L., Mudaliyar of the Adikari and Moda Layard, Honourable Sir C. P., Government Agent,

Pattus of the Siyane Korale.

Arnold, J. R., Jafna.

Banda, B. A., Ratemahatmays.

Banda, G., Batemahatmaya.

Bander, H. E. K., Raterabatmaya.

Cameron, H. Hay, Assistant Government Agent,

Kalutara.

Corea, J. C., Madaliyar of Chilaw.

Colombo.

Lee, Lionel, Acting District Judgą, Kalutara. Lowe, A., Madaliyar of Marawila. Ludovici, Leopold.

Massie, R., Acting Assistant Government Agent, ke...,.

Mannar.

Moir, B. W. D., Assistant Government Agent, Trin-

comalee.

Covington, M., Amistant Colonial Surgeon, Batti- | Morris, R., Government Agent, North-Western Pro-

calon. Crowther, J., Batticalos.

Cumat, C. de, Vidana Muhandiram of Gampaha. Dassanayaks, H. L, Madaliyar of Hapitigam Korale. Dawson, A. B., Assistant Government Agent, Ratna-

purn

Dia, Bandaranayaka, D. C. H. Madaliyar of the Gangaboda and Udugahe Pattus of the Siyiane Korale.

Dickson, J. F., Government Agent, Anuradhapura. Dikwella, Acting Ratemahatmays of Yatikinda. Flaber, F. C.,, Assistant Government Agent, Matara. Fyers, Honourable Lieut.-Colonel ▲ B., Surveyor

General.

Giragama, Ratemahatmays of Yatinuwars. Halpe, Ratomahatmays of Katugampola Hatpattu. Haughton, 8, Assistant Government Agent, Ne-

gombo.

Horni, B. E., Ratomahatmays of the Wanni Hatpattu. Halongoda, J. H., Ratumakatusays of Walala. Hulagella, C. G. J., Batumahatmays of Hiriyala

Hatpattu.

Hume, W. W., Government Agent, Eastern Pro-

vince.

Jayatilleke, J. G., Kurunegala.

Jayetillake, B., Madaliyar of the Kurunegala Kach-

oberi.

Kanagersina, P. K. T., Second Mudaliyar of the

Jafna Kashoberi.

King, Elian A., Assistant Government Agent, Mam-

bantota

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vince.

Murray, C. A., Assistant Government Agent, Nuwarn

Eliya

Nagawela, Ratemalatmays of Harispattu. Nugawela, M. B., Ratomahatmaya of Udunuwars. O'Grady, William, Batticaloa. Palipana, J. B., Ratemahatmaya.

Palipana, J. B., Batomahatmaya of We-nda Will

Hatpattu.

Panabokke, T. B., Amunugamə Walawwe. Panditasekara, P., Mudaliyar of the Salpiti Kornia. Paranagama, Ratemahatmaya

Paranagama, A. E., Asting Police Magistrate, Gaia-

geders.

Parsons, Honourable J., Government Agent, Contral

Province.

Pennycuick, C. E. D., Assistant Government Ageni,

Kegalla.

Pereira, A., Mndaliyar of Panadure. Perera, M., Madaliyar of Bagama.

Pieris, J. E., Mudaliyar of the Hawagam Korale. Pulley, G. W. Paulick, Chilaw.

Rambukpota, J. A. C., Ratomahatmayn.

Rambukwella, IL.. B., Rutomahatmays of Uda Buiné-

Kaneelaghe, W. P., Colombo.

gana.

Ridimalyadda, Batemahatmays.

Roosmalecoon, G. U., Acting Assistant Government

Agurt, Mullaittivu.

Romiro, D. M. da, Madaliyar of Kalpitiya.

Beram, D. E. de, District Judge, Jafina.

NORTHERN PROVINCE.

PADDY. Bushels

DEY GRAIN.

180,000

Not taxed.

Kalutara district

40,000

Negombo district

25,000

do. do.

Kégalla district

97,500

Sabaragamuwa district

33,000

do.

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Total

305,500

CENTRAL PROVINCE.

Kandy district

28,217

Nuwara Eliya district

15,975

Métalé district

15,000

Total

74,192

ཛཱཀྑུབྷཱཝི{ཏྟཱ

Acres.

2,579

3,854

Jaffna district

50,000

17,000

Mannár district -

8,800

Mullaittíva district

66,100

Total

194,400

17,118

SOUTHERN PROVINCE.

Galle district

31,000

660

Mátara district -

84,000

9,200

Hambantota district

18,000

12,300

Total

78,000

92,100

EASTERN PROVINOR.

Private property Licensed Crown lands

70,984

18,886 Indian corn.

827

1,009 Fine grain.

Total

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71,811

18,827

Seven Kóralés cultivable Puttalam district

100,000

·

Not taxed.

Average

48,000 21,949

da.

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North-Wetan Provinar.

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