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TRAVELLING, SOCIAL MATTERS. &c.

The Ceylon Government pays all expenses incurred by Cadeta until they reach their station. Therefore, receipts for all expen- diture incurred should be kept to be sent in with a travelling claith

from the final destination.

It is best to open a bank Public officers are paid monthly account on arrival at Colombo, and to arrange with the Treasurer

for the payment into it each month of the salary due

There is a Customs duty of 74 per cent ad valorem on most goods going into Ceylon, but personal effects, such as clothes and articles on the person, are exempt, as also books and used It is best to have a list of dutinble bicycles, except motor eveles. articles, such as house linen, cutlery, fancy goods, &c., ready signed Then the hotel porter who meets the boat will get the A personal declaration at the heavy boxes through the Customs passengers' jetty will suffice for any light bags, &c., which are required ashore at once.

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There is a first-class hotel beside the landing jetty at Colombo, and next door to the Secretariat, the Grand Oriental Hotel. familiarly known as the "G.O.H." Another first-class hotel is the Galle Face, which is some distance away.

A servant or boy" is wanted at once. at Rs. 20 a month or thereabouts would suit a Cadet not going to start a bungalow of his own. Care is necessary in the selection of servants, and it is best to see that they have recent Advice should, if testimonials from respectable Europeans. possible, be obtained from some resident before engaging a boy Government pays the travelling expenses of this servant also: be accompanies his master from one station to another, as a rule It is well always to have a complete list of one's possesssions. and to let one's chief servant know of its existence.

The expense of living varies greatly in Ceylon. Generally speaking, it is somewhat more expensive than at home. On the other hand, once the European standard of living in Ceylon is renched, probably much more can be done in Ceylon on a limited salary than at home. Colombo is the most expensive part of Ceylon, even though now Government gives its Colombo-officers a special house allowance.

In an outstation, especially if a bungalow is shared with another, a sum of Rs. 200 might cover ordinary monthly expen- In Colombo the expen- diture, that is, board and lodging.

diture might be Rs. 300. Matrimony is financially unthinkable for a Cadet without private means. A Civil Servant without private means cannot conveniently marry until his salary approaches Rs. 1,000 per month.

Imported articles are dearer in Ceylon than in England, except tobacco and spirits. Furniture is made in Ceylon.

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Before leaving Colombo, official calle should be paid on the Governor and Colonial Secretary The rule of calling in Ceylon

is that the newcomer calls on the residents. The Cadet should call on his chief, and be advised by some resident as to whom he should call on, besides the chief officials in the station. cards should be printed as follows.—

Mr. X. Y. Z.

Ceylon Civil Service.

Visiting

Practically every class of article can be purchased in Colombo, and all the European shops give credit-that is, present their bills monthly-giving a 10 per cent. discount for cash.

Sometimes household articles can be picked up cheaply al auction sales. It is well to remember that expenditure on good furniture, &c., is only a temporary investment if properly managed, the interest being the permanent satisfaction of having a nice home.

There is

a pension for Civil Servants and a Widows and Orphans Pension Fund, but some supplement this by a life

insurance.

The Book of A very good general idea of Ceylon is given in Ceylon," by H. Cave. The book is published at about 12s. by Cassell & Co. A great deal of official information is contained in the Ceylon Civil List, a copy of which is in every office.

A Cadet on arrival is attached to some public office, and the work assigned to him at the outset is comparatively light. He His should utilize the oportunity to pass his first examination. salary is increased £50 per annum from the date he passes.

A Cadet should take advice as to what clubs to join, and, if in Colombo, should not join too many at first.

Money can easily be changed in Colombo at the landing jetty or elsewhere.

There is a riding examination for Cadets, so it is advisable to purchase a horse on arrival in Ceylon, especially as Government Sellers of horses in gives an allowance towards its upkeep. Ceylon often make a generous use of the caveat emptor principle, and intending purchasers should have the animal vetted.**

Cadets on arrival should call on the Principal Assistant to the Colonial Secretary at the Secretariat; he is always a Civil Servant. He will give them instructions as to their destination, &c. They need not leave Colombo at once, in case they need to make some purchases, &c.

Most Europeans prefer Sinhalese to Tamil, so, if stationed in a Sinhalese district, it is best to take Sinhalese for the first examination. Besides, the bulk of the native population is Sinhalese, and the language first taken up is learned better than the other. The part of the language examination of value is the conversational test. Cadets get an allowance of Rs. 30 With six hours a week a month to pay a pundit or teacher.

of tuition quick progress may be made if the language is learned by ear and not by grammar.

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