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The Manual of Vanni districts span almost a century and is based on the diaries extant in the two Kachcheries upto the year 1892. These diaries are:
The Manual deals with all important subjects in these districts:
Topography, Historical Sketch, Administration, Population, Division and Villages, Revenue, Land Tenure, Agriculture, Fishes, Labour, Cattle, Roads, Postal Service, Weights and Measures, prices, Vegetation, Archecology, etc.
It also deals with Races, Casters, Occupation, Religions, the Sinhalese of Vanni and Social Conditions of the people:
Some excerpts:
“Before it (the Vanni ) acquired this name, it appears to have been known as the Adankappattu” . (page 11)
“from the enquiries made by Mr. Turnour in 1807, it appeared that there had been a great decline in population in the Vanni between 1783 and that year”. (page 41)
“The Vanni Sinhalese are all emigrants or descendants of emigrants from the North Central Provinces.” (page 94)
“It is curious that the Sinhalese always select the best tanks.” “As usual the yield of the Sinhalese is higher than that of the Tamil villages . The houses, too ,of the Sinhalese villagers are superior to those of Tamils.” (page 102)
“In 1809, the price fixed for paddy for Government reckonings was ten fanams (=62 cents ) a parrah. It was afterwards, on Mr.Turnour’s recommendation, reduced to 7 fanams.” (page 233)
“Tanniyuttu being in the centre of a number of populous villages has the largest and busiest market in the Vanni. Every afternoon, for about two hours, a small but brisk trade is carried on by the women of the surrounding villages either by barter or selling according to circumstances.”
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