150 Topographical and Statistical Account of 



of Pdsdiiagdma, Kdlawalli, and KalialU, and those named Avgagdma. 

 HillapatthakManda, and Maddaga. These tanks which had been in ruins, 

 did the king restore to their former condition, as well as others of 

 less note, in number 467. 



In about one thousand, three hundred and ninety-four tanks, did the king, 

 v/ho was a proficient in matters of state, efiect repairs and improvements. 

 [For the remainder of this Chapter, see Ceylon Almanac 1834.] 



Topographical and Statistical Account of the District of 

 Nooiverahalawiya. By A. Oswald Brodie, Esq. 



The district of Noowerakalawiyamay be described as that 

 portion of Ceylon which is included in the following lines : — 



I. One running from a point one mile north of Dambool 

 to another about five and twenty miles west of Trincomalie. 



II. A second from the last mentioned spot to the ninety- 

 fifth mile post south of Jaffna. 



III. A third running thence to within six miles of Arripo. 



IV. A fourth proceeding thence south-south-east to a 

 place about twelve miles west of Pomparripoo. 



V. A fifth joining this last mentioned point with that 

 near Dambool. 



The area of the district is about 2,900 square miles. 



According to the last census returns [1852] the population 

 is only 32,103, but this is manifestly erroneous, as there are 

 10,910 persons liable to the road tax, and the number of able 

 bodied persons cannot well be more than one-fifth of the com- 

 munity. As all these returns arc more or less erroneous, 



