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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.
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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
