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A further find, unusual though of no intrinsic value, was a 

 chatty containing five pounds weight of garnets, dug up casually 

 in a gravel pit. 



Plan and Drawings of Polonnaruwa. 



The Survey Department has ready for issue excellent plans of 

 Polonnaruwa on a scale of 16, 8, and 2 chains to the inch. 



During the past season Mr. D. A. L. Perera, Assistant to the 

 Archaeological Commissioner and Head Draughtsman, nearly 

 completed detailed measurements and preliminary drawings of the 

 colossal rock-carved figures (recumbent and sedent Buddhas, and 

 erect statue) at " Gal-Vihare ; " whilst Mr. W. M. Fernando, the 

 other Assistant, has finished a set of coloured drawings (plan, 

 elevation, and section) of the unique brick ruin, commonly known 

 as " Potgul Vehera."* 



Restoration. 



Wata-dd-ge. — Little more needs to be done at the Wata-dd-ge. 

 The restoration of this magnificient " Circular Relic Shrine," 

 constructed by King Nissanka Malla (1198-1207 a.d.) entirely of 

 stone (save for its central Dagaba), was finished in 1907. The 

 pavement of the upper maluwa will have to be re-lay ed, and 

 outlets provided for the rain water no longer kept out by a roof 

 sustained formerly on the tall graceful columns all broken at this 

 day. 



' ' Thupdrdma.'' ' — In 1 908 main attention was given to pushing on 

 the repairs necessary to the "Thuparama" Vihare. The work of 

 filling up the cracks in the walls was continued last year from the 

 point reached in 1907. 



The south-east corner of the building, cracked diagonally from 

 east to south, has been strongly strengthened. 



The wide crack at the south-east angle between vestibule and 

 shrine, into which the root of a ficus had wormed its way, was 

 well opened out, and packing carried up in brick and cement 

 masonry from foundation to the flat roof. This crack corresponds 

 with that at the north-west angle of the two parts of the building 

 put right in 1906. 



A further crack extending to the roof along the soffit of the deep 

 embrasure wherein the westerly window in the shrine's southern 

 wall is fixed has also been joined, and the weathered archivolt on 

 the outside renewed. 



The later inset arch in the enterclose between vestibule and 

 shrine was never properly bonded to the outer vault, and its walls 

 had come away leaving gaps where roots had penetrated. This 

 inner arch was, therefore, partly taken down and rebuilt. 



Upon the completion of this work and the filling of all cracks in 

 the walls (except that in the west face of the square tower, 

 penetrating through to the interior of the building, which will be 



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* These were exhibited at the Annual Meeting. 



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