APPENDIX 



for this Appendix, also, as the matter is somewhat akin to close 

 seasons and licences. 



These sanctuaries are clearly and accurately shown on the map 

 attached to this book. The oldest one is that of the Southern 

 Province, and is commonly known as the Yala Sanctuary from one 

 of the names of the river forming its western boundary. 



The gazetted boundaries are as follows : 



North : the boundary between the Southern Province and 

 Province of Uva. 



East : the Kumbukkan River. 



South : the sea coast. 



West : the Yala (or Menik) River. 



As the country northward of this sanctuary is, for a great dis- 

 tance, uninhabited, the sanctuary may be said to extend far beyond 

 the fixed boundary in that direction. 



The next sanctuary is that situated partly in the North Central 

 Province and partly in the North-West Province, north of Puttalam. 

 This has only been gazetted quite lately, and the boundaries are as 

 follows : 



North : the Moderagam aru (or Talawa Ela), from the point 

 where the Puttalam-Marichchikadde road crosses it eastward to the 

 point where the stream from Kuda Wilachiya Tank joins the river. 



East : from the point where the stream which runs from Maha- 

 wewa into Kuda Wilachiya Tank turns to the east ; then south 

 along this stream, through Mahawewa, to its source ; thence a cut 

 line south-westward across the watershed to the Andaragollewe Ela ; 

 thence westward from the Andaragollewe Ela to its junction with 

 the Pan Ela ; thence south-westward up the Pan Ela to its source ; 

 thence a cut line across the watershed to the source of the Telbipu 

 Ela ; thence south-westward down the Telbipu Ela to its junction 

 with the Kala Oya. 



South : the Kala Oya from last-mentioned point westward to the 

 province boundary, and thence a line due west to the north end 

 of Kalaivilla, and thence a line due west to the Puttalam-Marich- 

 chikadde road. 



West : the road from Puttalam to Marichchikadde (see map). 



The third sanctuary, also in the North Central Province, is not 

 yet gazetted, but I expect soon will be. It is situated in the extreme 

 south-east corner of Tamankaduwa, and is likely to be known as 

 the Wasgomuwa Sanctuary. 



The boundaries will be : 



North : the Ambanganga, from the point where the Sudukanda 

 range of hills crosses it, to its junction with the Mahaweliganga. 



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