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a Dissavony. These Dissavonies formed the Kandyan Provinces — 
a Commonwealth — the head of which was the Kandyan King. 
It was not uncommon for some Hatpattu or Dissavonies to break 
loose from the Commonwealth and set up independent principali- 
ties, so that the Kandyan Provinces expanded and contracted as 
the association of villages joined the confederacy or cut themselves 
away, according to events. The looseness of the tie between the 
villages and Dissavonies and the constitution will account perhaps 
for the difficulty of fixing the limits of the Kandyan Provinces at 
this date. 
One fact is however clear, viz., that the distinction created by 
our law in the modes of proof prescribed in order to rebut the 
presumption in favour of the Crown between lands situated in 
Kandyan Provinces and elsewhere, is based on historical actuali- 
ties. In Provinces which had come under the influence of 
European powers possession of lands was individualistic, while 
in the Kandyan Provinces it was socialistic. Hence the distinc- 
tion. 
What limit of time is intended to be fixed by the word 
*' formerly " ? 
The Hon. Mr. Arunachalam : I take " formerly " to mean 
before the Proclamation of October I, 1833. 
5. A vote of thanks to the Hon. Mr. Arunachalam for his Paper 
was accorded, on the motion of Dr. A. JSTell, and seconded by 
Mr. F. Lewis. 
6. The proceedings of the Meeting terminated with a vote of 
thanks to the Chair, proposed by the Hon. Mr. P. Arunachalam 
and carried unanimously. 
COUNCIL MEETING. 
Colombo Museum, November 17 , 1910, 
Present : 
Mr. P. Freudenberg, J.P., Vice-President, in the Chair. 
The Hon. Mr. P. Arunachalam, M.A., C.C.S., Vice-President, 
Mr. R. C. Kailasapillai, Muda- 
liyar. 
Mr. S. de Silva, Gate Mudaliyar. 
Mr. A. M. Gunasekera, Muda- 
liyar. 
Mr. G. A. Joseph, Honorary Secretary and Treasurer 
