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He is entitled to an annual contribution of a few ridi, called pandura 
mila, from the Kuruwe people. He receives twenty vidi annually for the 
appointment of Vidan, but not for the offices which are considered as 
hereditary. 
When he proceeds upon service into the country, he is entitled to receive 
provisions once round from all Kurwwe people, except the inhabitants of 
the three Pannagam. 
The Madige, or Carriage Bullock Department. 
This department is sometimes placed under the Desave of the four Korles, 
but frequently assigned to a separate chief, nominated by the King, who 
in that case is styled by inferiors Madige Desave. A Vidan, appointed by 
the chief, performs the duties under him. 
Their villages, their head men, and the bullocks which they are liable to 
furnish, are as follow :— 
Tuldomawe ........ 1 Mohandiram ...... 1 Lekam, furnishes 12 bullocks. 
Walagama ......++. Sena pe. ceeradseeILtOwareseass ase see 12 ditto. 
Weyloyagoda 
Ragala, and ba 1 Mohandiram ...... AittO.....seeeeeereeee. 12 ditto. 
Talawella 
Undanwita.........00+ 1 ditto ...... recor Ren MtiOyaan cas bacaceter ... 4 ditto. 
In Gondolohe there is also land subject to Madige service, which was aban- 
doned some years ago, and has been since cultivated on account of the chief. 
The Madige people of the above villages are of the fisherman’s caste. 
Each person possessing one ammonam of land is bound to furnish one 
bullock ; those of the headmen being exempted, and the Gammarahes 
performing other services. 
Each bullock furnishes annually to the royal store, called Maha Gaba- 
dawe, one goni, or bag, containing forty store measures of salt, and one 
harawala, or salt fish ; and besides, to the chief, two karawala. 
They render also to the King the profits upon the sale of areka nuts, 
realized in the following manner :-— 
The sum of 300 ridi is issued from the Treasury to the chief for the 
purchase of fifty ammonams of areka ; i. e., at the rate of six ridi per ammonam 
of 30,000. 
Vor. III. Ea 
