202 Sir Joun D’Orxy’s Sketch of the 
pitiyekele Henna, Etgale, Owila, Dunumadalagahagawa Henna, the Gravet 
of Kotikakumbure, on the great road to Colombo, Ilukmodere and Gala- 
pitamde. 
On the west from the Hina Korle and Hapitigam Korle, by a line in 
which the principal points are Tittawel, Makande, the Gravet of Dum- 
moladiniya, the Gravet of Wahawihawita, and Algam Kande. 
On the north from the seven Korles by the mountains Parape Kande, 
Galadinikada Kande, Siruwangalla, and the river Maha Oye which falls into 
the sea at the ferry of Kaymel, several miles north of Negombo. 
The four Korles from which the province derives its name, and the 
smaller districts, Patlu and Palaia, into which each Korie is divided, are as 
follow :— 
1st. Galboda Korle contains five Patiu: Galboda Pattu, Meda Pattu, Ga- 
ney Pattu, Egoda Pattu, Tanippera Pattu. 
2d. Paranakurua Korle, Maha Palata, Ganhate Palata, Kumbulgam 
Palata. Handupanduna Korle is a part of Paranakurua, .and consists of 
Kandua Pattu, and Mawuta Pattu. 
3d. Kindigoda Korle contains Medde Medeliga Pattu, Walgam Pattu, 
Deyala Dahamune Pattu. 
4th. Beligal Korle, Kerawale Pattu, Kandapite Pattu, Otara Pattu, Gan- 
doloha Pattu. 
The several classes of inhabitants, the head men appointed over them, 
and the service and duties to which they are liable, are as follow :— 
1st. The Atapaltu people hold the first rank. 
They are subject to the orders of five headmen, who cause all duties to 
be performed by them, viz. one Atapattu Lekam over the whole, and four 
Aratchies, one in each Korle. 
The Aratchies are called also Peramane Rale, because they go in front 
immediately attending the great banner of the desavony. 
The Atapaitu people perform Mura, i. e. attend on duty at the house of 
the Desave, in rotation, according to the three following divisions :— 
Ist. Those of Galboda Korle and Kindigoda Korle together ; 2d. Those 
of Paranakurua Korle ; 3d. Those of Beligal Korle, and the term of duty 
is thirty days each time. 
Thus every person is liable to one month of service and two of rest, or 
serves four months and rests eight months within the year. 
The number of Atapatiu people who actually come on duty varies, ac- 
