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Trade and other Publications.

Chamber of Commerce (Colombo) Annual Report.
Chamber of Commerce (Colombo) Weekly Price Current.
Planters' Association Year Book.

Planting Gazette (issued by Planters' Association).
Low-country Products Association Year Book.

Customs Returns (issued by the Principal Collector of Customs; Monthly Return of Imports and Exports, price Rs. 2; Blue Book Return, annual, price Rs. 10; Administration Report, annual).

The Ceylon Produce and Commercial and Company Results (Reports of Company meetings held in Ceylon and elsewhere; published quarterly by the "Times of Ceylon ").

Tea and Rubber Reports, Weekly (various Brokers).

Handbook of Rupee Companies (Colombo Brokers' Association).

The Tropical Agriculturist (monthly; published by the Department of Agriculture; Rs. 10 per annum, post free for Ceylon residents; Rs. 15 per annum, post free for residents abroad).

Annals of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya (edited by T. Petch, B.A., B.Sc., Botanist and Mycologist; published by the Department of Agriculture; Rs. 250 per annum, post free for regular residents in Ceylon; Rs. 6 per annum, post free for residents abroad; single copy, Rs. 3).

Bulletins and Leaflets of the Department of Agriculture (published by the Department of Agriculture; contains articles on planting, agricultural, and horticultural topics; Re. 1 per annum, post free in Ceylon; Rs. 250 per annum, post free abroad; Rs. 10 for whole period of residence in Ceylon; Bulletins-single copy, 15 cents, Ceylon : 40 cents abroad: post free in either case; Leaflets-single copy, 5 cents). The Ceylon Poultry Club Monthly Magazine (published by the Ceylon Poultry Club; Re. 1 per copy).

(j) Means of Advertisement.

The principal newspapers and other publications which serve as an advertising medium are the following:

General. For general reference, Sir J. Emerson Tennent's "Ceylon," 2 volumes, London, 1859, is still of great value, in spite of it being somewhat out of date.

Historical.-A resumé of the history of Ceylon will be found in Tennent's" Ceylon," in Obeyesekera's" Outlines of Ceylon History " (published by the "Times of Ceylon"), and in Blaze's "History of Ceylon for Schools." The Mahawansa, a metrical chronicle in Pali, containing a remarkably accurate dynastic history of Ceylon from 550 B. C. to 1758 A.D., has been translated into English by Turnour, Wijesinghe, and Geiger (to 304 A.D.). But the last translation is the only one easily available, it being published by the Pali Text Society, 1912, and on sale at the Government Record Office, Colombo, price Rs. 10. Numbers of other works deal with the history of Ceylon, particulars being available from the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, Ceylon Branch, Colombo, or from the Secretary, Historical Association, Ceylon Branch, Colombo.

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Population (Occupations, Religions, Literacy, &c.)-The Census Tables in three volumes and the Census Report issued after each Census are available at the Government Record Office, Colombo, price Rs. 10 per copy. The volumes for 1921 are in course of preparation.

Government Statistical and General Information. The Ceylon Blue Book (price Rs. 10, at the Government Record Office) contains most of the information likely to be required. It is summarized in useful form in the Annual General Report (price cents 75). The Administration Reports of the various Departments contain valuable information. The Customs Monthly Returns (price Rs. 20 per annum; per month, Rs. 2) supply the import and export figures.

Ceylon Trade and Industries.-General information regarding the course of prices and the conditions of the various industries will be found in the " Trade Publications " mentioned on page 211. The weekly reports give the bare figures, while the annual reports or year books give further details. A review of the year's trade is given in the Administration Report of the Principal Collector of Customs.

Agriculture. The "Tropical Agriculturist," issued monthly by the Department of Agriculture, contains valuable information on various subjects. Bulletins are published periodically by the Director of Agriculture, from whom the bibliographies on special subjects can be obtained.

Railway.-Cave's book on "The Ceylon Government Railway " (price Rs. 250) contains considerable information on this subject.

Roads. The official "Itinerary of Roads," available at the Government Record Office, price Rs. 5, is recommended to persons touring Ceylon. It contains a 12-mile to the inch map, but, in addition, it is advisable to procure the Motor Map of Ceylon, 8-mile to the inch (Surveyor-General's Office, in book form, price Rs. 550), which contains very full information for motorists.

Legal. - The Ordinances, or Legislative Enactments, of which section 12 on Law is a mere summary, are published in three bound volumes (price Rs. 8.50 each) and paper covered addenda (price from Re. 1 to Rs. 2 each) and are obtainable from the Government Recordkeeper. These volumes are now out of print, but a new edition is in the course of preparation. The price of this will be higher than that of the present edition. The Ordinances are also obtainable separately at a small charge.

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Information for Travellers, Guide Books, &c.—Cave's Book of Ceylon" (H. W. Cave & Co., Colombo, price Rs. 22.50, but out of print at the present moment) contains a large collection of excellent views of Ceylon, accompanied by instructive letterpress dealing with the various aspects of the country, and including an interesting account of the Buried Cities. On the latter subject Cave's "Ruined Cities of Ceylon is also worth consulting. Various Guide books to Colombo, Kandy, &c., are issued by Messrs. Plâté, Ltd., and others and are generally on sale at hotel and railway bookstalls, &c.

The Ceylon Manuals on Vanni District by J. P. Lewis, Kurunegala and Puttalam Districts by Frank Modder, and North-Central Province by R. W. Levers contain much valuable information.

TABLE No. 48.-Quantities and Value* of Principal Articles (including Bullion and Specie) Imported.

Rate of conversion = Rs. 15 to the £ sterling.

+ Including "bunker coal" and patent fuel in all years.

TABLE No. 48.-Quantities and Value* of Principal Articles (including Bullion and Specie) Imported-continued.