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Fees on Port Clearances throughout the Inland, 1821. 



Z&fc. F$. P. 



Vessels of 400 tons or upwards 38 0 0 



Ditto of 200 and under 400 25 0 0 



Ditto of 400 and under 300 19 0 0 



Ditto under 100 10 o 0 



Donies with two masts 7 6 0 



Ditto with one mast 0 3 0 



Exceptions. 



Manar and Jaffna domes, when passing From Port to Port, within those 



Districts, or from Matiar to Jaffna, Kaith, or FointPedro, or rice versa ... 9 a 0 



When clearing for other Ports (I 3 o 



All boats and vessels duly certified to belong to the Port of Batticaloe, 

 are exempted, at all Ports of the Island, from the common fees on Port- 

 clearances, on payment of the rates following, viz. 



Of 50 and under 200 Parahs 1 3 0 



Of 200 and under 500 ditto 2 6 0 



Of 500 and under 1000 ditto 3 9 0 



Of 1000 Parahs and upwards 6 3 0 



N. B. Batticaloe boats or cutters are also allowed the same privileges as 

 the Cingalese Collah donies ; namely, that of being exempted from paying 

 boat hire to the Master-Attendants of Trincomalee, Galle, or Columbo; 

 unless when the boats of the Master-Attendant's Department are actually 

 employed, at the desire of the parties concerned, in embarking or landing 

 their cargoes. 



Coins. — Accounts are kept in rix dollars, or Elephant rupees, thus 

 divided : — 



3 Dutch or 4 English Chalies are equal to 1 Pice. 



4 Pice m 1 Fanam. 



12 Fanams « 1 Rix Dollar, or Rupee. 



The rix dollar is worth Is. 9d. sterling, and was fixed at that rate for 

 the pay of the public officers in 1818 ; thus 



U Blx Dollars, 54; Fanams, are equal to 20s. 



6 Fanams, 3$ Pice » Is. 



2$ Pice Id. 



The star pagoda varies from 59 to 61 { fanams in bills of exchange 

 drawn on Madras. The Sicca rupee passes for IS fanams, either in specie 

 or bills. The Bombay rupee passes current for 17 fanams in exchange for 



