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8. Amblangodde. The master, an old man, took great in- 

 terest in his scholars. 



9. Wattoegeddere, a small and well conducted school of 

 the Jagereroe Caste. 



10. Ray gam,) a large school ; the influence of the master 

 was well maintained. 



11. Dadalle, a small Chalias school; the attendance was 

 regular and the master efficient. 



Having inspected the schools in the Wellebaddepattoe, 

 they proceeded to the Talpepattoe. 



12. Acmiwenne, a populous village, but the school was 

 attended only one day in five. 



13. Walawe, a populous but dissolute village. Few would 

 come to school. 



14. Codagodde school. 



15. Ahangam, a pretty good school. 



16. Cogelle, few children in school in proportion to the 

 population, five sixth running wild. 



17. Talpe school. The children would not continue long. 

 In the Gangebadepattoe were the following : 



18. Baddagam school. Very few were present in com- 

 parison with last year. The present master had but recent- 

 ly been appointed and did not know the people. 



19. Maplegam, on the confines of the company's terri- 

 tories. The scholars could neither read nor write ; the mas- 

 ter was a sickly man. 



20. Tellicadde school with two masters, who taught well, 



21. Galle, Cinghalese school, was in a poor state. The 

 Barbers' Silversmiths' Fishers' and Chunamburners' castes, 

 refused to send their children — and as for native headmen, 

 it was a general observation, that their children did not 

 avail themselves of instruction. 



22. The Galle Tamul school. The Malabars being most- 

 ly Papists, the school was exceedingly small : 4 boys had 

 learned the Catechism and the Ten Commandments, the 

 rest came on the occasion but for a shew. The master was 

 secretly a Roman Catholic. 



23. Denepittie school presented nothing satisfactory. 



24. Polwatte much the same. When the master succeeded 

 in getting a few boys together, they soon made their escape. 



25. Mirisse school was promising. 



26. Dewinoewere school. The examination was interrupt- 

 ed by the riotous inhabitants. 



27. Nauwedoenne and 1 schools were examined simul- 



28. Tallalle. j taneouslv. 



