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called the North- Western Province, the headquarters remain- 
ing at Puttalam till 1856, when they were transferred to 
Kurunegala. 
In 1873, by the Proclamation of September 6, 1873, Demala 
hatpattu of the Puttalam district was attached to the newly 
created North-Central Province, but was re- transferred to the 
North- Western Province in 1875 by Proclamation of January 
1, 1875, and is still treated as a Kandyan district for the 
purposes of the Kandyan Marriage Ordinance, No. 3 of 1870, 
schedule B. 
In 1845, by the Proclamation of October 1, 1845, the 
Dissavani of Saffragam was transferred from the Southern 
Province to the Western Province, except the Yakawala 
Hatara Bage, which still remains in the Southern Province 
and is treated as a Kandyan district under the Ordinance 
No. 3 of 1870, schedule B. 
In 1889 Saffragam (with that exception) and the Four 
Korales and Three Korales and Lower Bulatgama (assigned in 
1833 to the Western Province) were formed into one Province 
called the Province of Sabaragamuwa. 
In 1873, by the Proclamation of September 6, Nuwarakala- 
wiya (which had been assigned in 1833 to the Northern 
Province) and Tamankaduwa (which had been assigned to the 
Eastern Province) were formed with the Demala hatpattu of 
the North- Western Province into a Province called the North- 
Central Province. Demala hatpattu was restored to the 
North- Western Province by Proclamation of January 1, 1875. 
In 1886 (by the Proclamation of February 1 of that year) 
the present Province of IJva was created, as stated above. 
The Provinces created in 1833, therefore, differed from 
those of the present time as follows : the Western Province 
of 1833 embraced in addition to its present area the modern 
North- Western Province and the district of Kegalla ; the 
Central Province embraced besides its present area the greater 
part of IJva Province ; the Southern Province in addition to 
its present area included the Ratnapura district and lower 
Cva and Wellassa of Badulla district ; the Northern Province 
included Nuwarakalawiya of the North-Central Province; 
