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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — CEYLON

(11 on a territorial basis, 2 to represent the Europeans, 1 the Burgher Com- munity, 1 the Chamber of Commerce, 1 the Low Country Products Associa- tion, 2 the Kandyan and 1 the Indian Communities). One member will be nominated to represent the Mohammedan Community. Three unofficial members will be appointed to the Executive Council.

Governor. — Brigadier-General Sir William Henry Manning, G.C.M.G., K.B.E., C.B. (appointed April 30, 1918). Salary 5,500/., and 1,500Z. allowance.

Colonial Secretary. — Sir Graeme Thomson, K.C.B.

For purposes of general administration, the island is divided into nine provinces, presided over by Government Agents, with assistants and subor- dinate headmen. There are three municipalities and twenty-one local boards mainly for sanitary purposes.

Area and Population.

The population for 1911 shows an increase of 15 '15 per cent, on the population of 1901. The estimated population at the end of 1919 was 4,757,596, exclusive of the military and shipping. The following are the statistics of the census of 1911.

1

Area :

Population, 1911

Provinces

English j

Per sq. ' mile 1

sqr. miles

Total

Western

1,432

1,062,176

742

Central

2,279

392,941

172

Northern

3,519

369.449

110

Southern

2,146J

619,331

289

Eastern

3,8481

183,317

48 1

North

Western

3,016

419,110

139

North

Central

4,068

86,276

21 j

Provinces

i Area : j English I sqr. miles

Uva ....

Sabaragamuwa

Total. .

I Population on

Tea Estates.

Military and

Shipping. .

Grand total.

3.271J 1,901

Population, 1911 Total

144,735 315,548

3,592,883

513,467

4,017

— 4,110,367

Persq.

mile

44

167

Total number of Europeans (including military, shipping, and estates) 8,524.

The race distribution of the population at the census of 1911 and as estimated in 1919 was as follows : —

Population 1911

Estimated

(including the

Population 1919

militarx, shipping and estates)

Europeans

7,349

8,524 '

Burghers

, ,

29,336

26,673

Sinhalese

2,989,380

2,715,686

Tamils ....

1,424,649

1,060,167

" Moors " (non-Malay Mohammedans).

276,631

267,054

Malays ....

14,105

12,992

Veddahs (aborigines) "\ Others J

•

16,146

19,271

All races.

i.r;.;.; •

4,110,867

i This includes 533 military and 399 shipping. Of the 4,106,350 persons (exclusive of the military and the shipping) at the census of 1911, the occupation of 2,681,622 or 641 per cent, (of