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1871. — Talapatgulagala, Ratnapura District, by Hon. W. Ellawala. 



1871. — At Tiheragama, in the Kurunegala District, organized by 

 Kadigawa Ratemahatmaya, and abandoned owing to some 

 disagreement among his confreres, and the manifestation 

 of ill-omens, one being that the palanquin which conveyed 

 Kadigawa, on his return after supervising some work 

 connected with the stockade, collapsed. 



1875.— -At Dehiowita, on the occasion of the visit of H. R. H. the 

 Prince of Wales, managed by the above three Chiefs. On 

 this occasion the Prince of Wales presented a medal 

 apiece to Mahawalatenna Ratemahatmaya and Ekneligoda 

 Dissawa, the Prince himself pinning the medals to the 

 breasts of these chieftains. 



1882. — Magatenna, managed by the above three Chiefs on the 



occasion of the visit of the Dukes of Clarence and York. 

 At Yevila. — By private funds of the Ratemahatmaya of Ratnapura 

 and managed by Hon. W. Ellawala , Ekneligoda Dissawa, and 

 Mahawalatenna Ratemahatmaya. 



1883. — Mriellagalla, by Hon. W. Ellawala and Iddamalgoda. 



Niriella, by Iddamalgoda KumarihamL 

 Kukul Korale, by Iddamalgoda Kumarihami and Delwala. 

 Panamuregala, by Maduwanwala and Ellawala. All in the 

 Ratnapura District. 



1889-1898. — Seven kraals were held during this period at Panmure- 

 gala, by Maduwanwala and Ellawala. 



1884. — Ebbawalapitiya, Kurunegala District. The late Sir William 



Gregory was the guest of the Governor, Sir Arthur Gordon 

 (now Lord Stanmore). The former contributed an 

 admirable paper on " Elephant Kraals " to Murray's 

 Magazine for September, 1889, in which the function is 

 graphically described. 



1886.— Kaikawala, Kurunegala District. An excellent account from 

 the pen of Mr. S. M. Burrows, C.C.S., appeared in Mac- 

 millan's Magazine for January, 1888, under the title of 

 " Something like a bag : some experiences of an Elephant 

 Kraal in Ceylon." 



1896.— Ebbawalapitiya, Kurunegala District. For an account by the 

 annotator see Cey. Lit. Reg. iv., p. 194 et seq. 



21 " Mischief-makers" Ronlcedoor, corresponds to what;is popularly 

 known as " rogue " elephant. Cf Wolf's Life and Adventures, 

 pp. 31-164 : a male elephant who quarrels about the females " is 

 beat out of the field and obliged to go without a consort ; he becomes 

 furious and mad, killing every living creature, be it man or beast— and 



