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JOURNAL, E.A.S. (CEYLON). 



[Vol. IX. 



Whereas the said M, Don Sadris Senerat Appuliami, of 

 Liyauwala, has contracted and agreed with the said Hon. 

 F. R. Saunders, as such Government Agent as aforesaid, and 

 acting as aforesaid for and on behalf of Her Majesty, for a Lease 

 of the Mines hereafter described, and intended to be hereby 

 demised for the term of one year from the date of these presents, 

 at the yearly rent hereinafter specified, and payable as hereinafter 

 is mentioned, and under and subject to the covenants and agree- 

 ments hereinafter expressed and declared : 



Now this Indenture witnesseth, that in consideration of the 

 yearly rent hereinafter reserved, and the covenants and agreements 

 hereinafter contained, on the part of the said M. Don Sadris 

 Senerat Appuhami, of Liyanwala, his heirs, executors, adminis- 

 trators, and assigns, to be respectively paid, observed, and 

 performed, he, the said Hon. F. R. Saunders, as such Govern- 

 ment Agent as aforesaid, and acting for and on behalf of her 

 Majesty as aforesaid, hath granted, demised, and leased, and by 

 these presents doth grant, demise, and lease, unto the said 

 M. Don Sadris Senerat Appuhami, of Liyanwala, his heirs, ex- 

 ecutors, administrators, and assigns, all and all manner of Mines, 

 Beds, and Veins of Plumbago, and the Ore thereof, which have 

 been or shall hereafter be discovered or opened under, within, or 

 about all such lands and premises as belong to Her said Majesty, 

 within the boundaries following, to wit : — 



One acre of Crown Land called Wellindalanda, situated at 

 Liyanwala in Meda Pattu of Hewagam Korale : on the north by 

 land purchased by Abraham Appuhami and Don Cornalis Appu- 

 hami; on the south by a goraka tree and kahata tree; on the east by 

 a goraka tree and ant-hill; on the west by a date tree and kahata; 

 — with full and free liberty, power, and authority, to and for 

 the said M. Don Sadris Senerat Appuhami, of Liyanwala, his 

 heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, and their agents, 

 servants, and workmen, with or without horses, waggons, carts, 

 or other carriages, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, 

 to enter into and upon the said lands and premises, or any of them 

 or any part thereof, or to dig and sink such and so many pits and 

 shafts as shall be proper for getting all such Plumbago or the 

 Ore thereof, and to stack or deposit the said Plumbago or the 

 Ore thereof, when raised, on the lands contiguous to such pits or 

 shafts, until the same can be conveniently removed ; and to erect 

 any engine or engines for working or getting such Plumbago or 

 the Ore thereof ; and to make all necessary ditches and drains ; 

 and to use for foot-people, horses, waggons, and other carriages, 



