NO. 48. — 1897.] GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY. 



The chief seat of the industry lies within a radius of 

 about six miles between the road from Kurunegala to 

 Dambulla and the Matale range of hills. The plumbago- 

 producing villages are Paragoda, Maduragoda, Udattapola, 

 Mipitiya, Ragedara, Udakendawela, and Dodangaslanda. 

 Plumbago was reported to have been discovered on the road 

 to Negombo, south-west of Kurunegala, and at Naramana, 

 on the road to Balalla, 18 miles north of Kurunegala. The 

 " Blue Book " for 1892 gives Nalaulla and Nakkawatta in 

 addition to the above villages. Operations are carried on 

 here on a small scale.* 



The following is a list prepared at the Kurunegala Kach- 

 cheri of some of the pits, with the locality in which they 

 lie, and name of owner : — 



Paragoda, in Madure Korale. 



Suriyagaha-patala N. D. P. Silva 



Bogaha-patala ... ... Do. 



Kekunagaha-patala ... Do, 



Haba-patala ... ... D. G. Attygalle, Muhan- 



diram 



Maduragoda, in Ihalawisideke Korale. 



Ratamiris-hena-patala ... N. D. P. Silva and others 



Tepugolla-patala ... Do. 



Ratarairis-hena ... Do. 



Ketagalagaha- patala ... Do. 



Kodigaha-patala ... J. Clovis de Silva 



Kahatagaha-patala ... D. C. G. Attygalle, Muhan- 



diram 



Rukattanagaha-patala ... Do. 



Silvat-hena-patala ... L. Mendis and others 



Tibbotu-hena-patala ... J. de Mel 



Galkanuwagawa-hena ... Do. 



Udattapola. 



Wewelhena-patala ... N. D. P. Silva 



* For an account by the writer of the working of the mines in the 

 Kurunegala District, see article in the " Ceylon Literary Register," new 

 series, vol. II., reproduced from the Ceylon Observer. An Ordinance has 

 since been passed on the supervision of mines, &c. 



