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JOURNAL R. A. S. (CEYLON). 



[Vol. III. 



Ndrangala : Acres. 



Lands purchased ,. — 1,704 



Madulsima, &c. : 



Unsurveyed, estimated by a Government 

 Surveyor at 14,000 acres, but believed 



to exceed — 30,000 



Acres. V. 90,865 



31st December, 1860. 



Vegetable Products. 

 The Agricultural productions of the Natives for 

 1855 and 1859. 



Paddy . ... 481,849 bushels. 280,758 bushels. 



Fine Grain ... 



90,316 



do. 



16,593 



do. 



Coffee 



77,197 



do. 



64,579 



do. 



Pepper 



685 



do. 



465 



do- 



Mustard 



16 



do. 



22 



do. 



Gram 



201 



do. 



10 



do. 



Indian Corn 



4,667 



do. 



16,388 



do. 



Cotton 



3,817 



lb. 



1,001 



lb 



Tobacco 



7,850 



do. 



2,020 



do. 



Onions 



12,550 



do. 



5,800 



do. 



Potato 



100 



CAVt. 



8 



cwt. 



These figures have been obtained from Official returns 

 for 1855 and last year. I have inserted them here to give 

 an idea of the quantities produced in the District. 



I. Vegetable Products used For Food. 

 1. Starch. 



Cassava. 

 Arrowroot. 



Kitul Sago, from the Jaggery palm. 

 Madupiti, from the Cycas Circinales. 

 Kurakkan, Eleusine Coracana. 

 Italian panicle, Setaria Italica, (Sin. tunalidl). 

 Millet, Panicum Milliaceum, (Sin. iddal iringn). 



