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1825 91,685 tons. 1835 145,182 1845 423,370, 1855 634,482 , 1865 1,150,840 , 1874 2,015,158 ,

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Revenue. Expenditure. Colombo Municipality 38,961 38,708 Galle 7,057 6,100 Kandy ,, 11,766 11,548 Provincial Road Committees Western Province 35,087 28,468 North- Western Province... 9,213 6,130 Southern ,, ... 9,554 8,046 Eastern ,, ... 5,192 4,350 Northern ,, ... 7,117 6,976 Central ,, ... 16,937 9,319 North-Central ... 2,635 1,833 Total, 143,519 124,478

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 CHABLIS, a town of France, on the Seray or Serein, in the department of Yonne, 10 miles east of Auxerre. It has a church, St Martin, of the 13th century, which is classed among the historical monuments of France ; and it gives its name to a celebrated white wine produced in the neighbouring vineyards, of which the most esteemed are Clos, Valmur, Vaudesir, Bougereau, and Mont de Milieu. Population in 1872, 2270.  CHABRIAS, a celebrated Athenian general, who first assumed the command about the year 392 B.C. He defeated the Spartans at ^Egina (388), and again at Naxos (376). With Iphicrates and Callistratus he commanded at Corcyra, and repulsed Epaminondas before the walls of Corinth. In 366, together with Callistratus, he was accused of treachery in advising the surrender of Oropus to the The- bans, and was then, it is said, defended by Plato. His unpopularity on account of this charge, and also on ac count of his ostentation and luxuriousness, led him to accept a foreign command under Tachos, king of Egypt, who had revolted from the Persians. On the breaking out of the Social War (357), he, however, joined Chares in the command of the Athenian fleet. At the siege of Chios his ship was disabled, but he refused to flee, and fell fighting bravely. He was famous for the invention of a manoeuvre, 