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capital, it has lost all its importance, and 

 very likely has ceased to exist. In connec- 

 tion with this coach there was a short line 

 from Galle to Matara, a journey of about two 

 dozen miles. From the capital, Colombo, 

 there was one coach only, which ran to 

 Ratnapura, and had an unenviable reputation 

 for accidents. Much of this road was under 

 water after heavy rain. From Gampolla 

 Station a coach ran up the tremendous 

 Ramboda Pass to Newera Elliya, the sana- 

 torium, which is seven thousand feet above 

 the sea. The iron horse has now run this off 

 the road ; and the same remark applies to the 

 Kandy and Matale coach, which ceased to 

 exist in 1880. Finally, there was a coach from 

 Polgawhela Station to Kurnegalla, the capital 

 of the North-Western Province. All I know 

 about this coach is that a friend of mine 



