No. 11.— 1858-9.] PUBLIC WORKS EXPENDITURE. -357 



STATEMENT of Outlay on Public Works in Ceylon since 1830. 



Years. 



Roads and 

 Canals. 



Buildings. 



Total. 





£ 



£ 



£ 



1830 



3,327 



2,403 



1,730 



1831 



3,916 



4,570 



8,536 



1832 



4,651 



4,549 



9,200 



1833 



11,391 



5,188 



16,579 



1834 



17,281 



7,991 



25,272 



1835 



17,111 



7,038 



24,149 



1836 



28,301 



15,014 



43,315 



1837 



43,226 



11,552 



54,778 



1838 



22,468 



5,488 



28,958 



1839 



7,820 



3,393 



11,213 



1840 



16,921 



4,957 



21,878 



1841 



26,410 



6,936 



33,346 



1842 



20,655 



5,963 



26,618 



1843 



20,906 



3,443 



24,349 



1844 



38,302 



6,180 



44,482 



1845 



56,192 



10,123 



66,316 



1846 



63,313 



16,748 



81,061 



1847 



70,711 



15,672 



86,381 



1848 



40,239 



13,793 



54,032 



1849 



42,227 



6,822 



49,049 



1850 



49,196 



8,205 



57,401 



1851 



57,330 



4,021 



61,351 



1852 



56,440 



13,176 



69,616 



1853 



55,849 



4,973 



60,822 



1854 



52,131 



5,654 



57,785 



1855 



63,330 



8,773 



72,111 



1856 



77,729 



18,300 



96,029 



1857 



102,261 



31,037 



133,298 



THE following are the miles of roads made during various periods: — 



Previous to 



1820 





108 



miles. 



During 



1821 





2121 





) j 



1824 





54 



55 



5 5 



1828 





55 



55 



" 



1831-33 





162 



J> 





1834-36 





99£ 



S> 



55 



1837-40 





1H 

 86£ 



5 5 



55 



1841 





55 



55 



1842 





674 



5> 



55 



1843 





156£ 



55 



35 ' 



1844 





171 



55 





1845 





177 





55 • 



1846 





1584 



It 





1847-49 





8H 



5» 



The operation of the Road Ordinance since its introduction 

 in 1848, has, perhaps, done more for the prosperity of Ceylon 

 than any other measure we could name. Thoroughly popu- 

 Mar amongst the natives, it has opened up tracts of country 

 hitherto unavailable for wheeled traffic, and has enabled the 



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