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[AtJGUST, 1911. 



galla, Hakambiliyawa, Kekelwatugoda, 

 and the experimental garden at Balalla. 



Mr. S. Ohelliah, besides touring in his 

 district, gave special attention to the 

 experiments for testing the value of seed 

 and bulb cultivation in the case of 

 onions, which is a, regular crop in the 

 north of the Jaffna peninsula. 



Mr, L. A. D. Silva put in some work at 

 the Bandaragama experimental garden, 

 and made a circuit of ten days in the 

 Ratnapura District. 



Mr. C, K. Sathasivam has been engaged 

 in supervising work in connection 

 with cotton cultivation in the Eastern 

 Province. 



Mr, N. M. Jayasuriya, who has been 

 a probationer for some time, and 

 has succeeded Mr. Breckenridge, visited 

 Tebuwana, Talahitiyawa, Anguruwa- 

 tota, and Warakagoda. overhauled the 

 Society's seed store, and attended to the 

 distribution of seeds and plants- 



Branch Societies. 



Practical operations in the Provinces 

 have been greatly hindered by the 

 severe drought and its result in the out- 

 break of malarial fever. Shows and 

 demonstrations have in most cases had 

 to be put off for a more favourable 

 season. In the Kalutara District three 

 market shows were held at Kalutara 

 South, Matugama, and Bandaragama 

 during the month of May, and, in spite 

 of adverse conditions, were attended 

 with a good measure of success, the one 

 at Wewita being the most successful. 



Experimental gardens have been badly 

 set back for the want of seasonal rains, 

 but cotton weathered the drought at 

 Balalla, and the fruit garden at Bandara- 

 gama has come out of it fairly well. 



All-Island Show, 1912. 

 The following General Committee has 

 been appointed to direct this big under- 

 taking, which is to comprise all the 

 rural industries of the Island, and 

 be thoroughly representative of the 

 Colony's agricultural resources :,— 



The Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, 

 Peradeniya, 



The Curators of Peradeniya and 

 Hakgala Gardens, 



The Government Agents of the nine 

 Provinces, 



The Assistant Government Agents 

 of the several districts, 



The Chairman, Planters' Association 

 of Ceylon, 



The Chairman. Chamber of Com- 

 merce. 



The Chairman, Low-country Pro- 

 ducts Association, 



Mr. E. B. Denham, 

 Dunuwille Disava, 

 Mr. A. J, R. de Soysa, 

 The Secretary, Ceylon Agricultural 

 Society, 



The Government Veterinary Surgeon, 



Mr. M- Kelway Bamber, 



The Maha Mudaliyar, 



The Hon. Mr. Solomon Seneviratne, 



The Atapattu Mudaliyar, Colombo, 



Mr. C. M. Sinuayab, Mudaliyar, 



Mr. A. E. Rajapakse, Mudaliyar, 



Mr. J. D. Vanderstraaten, 



Mr. L. W. A. de Soysa, 



The Hon. Mr. Kanagasabai, and 



Mr. F. Beven— 



with power to add to their number. 



The Special Committees deputed to 

 deal with the differeut phases of work 

 aie constituted as follows : — 



Finance Committee. 



The Chairman, General Committee. 



The Director, Royal Botanic Gardens. 



The Chairman, Chamber of Com- 

 merce. 



Mr. E. B. Denham. 



The Hon. Mr. Solomon Seneviratne. 



The Secretary! Ceylon Agricultural 

 Society. 



Catalogue Committee. 



The Director, Royal Botanic Gardens. 



The Curator, Royal Botanic Gardens. 



The Chairman, Ceylon Planters' 

 Association. 



The Chairman, Low-country Pro- 

 ducts Association. 



The Government Veterinary Surgeon. 



The Hon. Mr. Solomon Seneviratne. 



Mr. A. J. R. de Soysa. 



The Secretary, Ceylon Agricultural 

 Society. 



Building Committee. 



Mr. T. H. Chapman, Public Works 



Department. 

 The Director, Royal Botanic Gardens. 

 Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranaike. 

 The Hon. Mr. Solomon Seneviratne. 

 Mudaliyar A. E. Rajapakse. 

 The Atapattu Mudaliyar, Colombo. 

 Mr. W. A. de Silva. 

 The Secretary, Ceylon Agricultural 



Society. 



The show will most likely take place 

 in the latter part of June. 



Paddy (Rice) Cultivation. 

 Demonstrations in the working of 

 improved ploughs were continued, and 

 in March a series of such demonstrations 

 arranged by the Assistant Government 

 Agent, Kalutara, were given at Matu- 

 gama, Munamalwatta, Bella na, Bulat- 

 sinhala, Warakagoda, Madurawela, 



