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Michael Roberts MSS 0031 Part 2. Series B. Printed Government Documents in Colonial Era and Post 1948 Administration Reports Michael Roberts MSS 0031 Part 2. Series B. Printed Government documents in Colonial era and post 1948 Administration reports Eastern Province Revenue (some titled: Civil – Provincial Administration) Administration Reports, 1879. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.1. Administration Reports, 1890. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.28. Administration Reports, 1891. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.12. Administration Reports, 1893. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.14. Administration Reports, 1894. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.5. Administration Reports, 1895. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.10. Administration Reports, 1896. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.8. Administration Reports, 1897. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.16. Administration Reports, 1898. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.20. Administration Reports, 1899. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.22. Administration Reports, 1901. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.18. Administration Reports, 1902. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.18. Administration Reports, 1903. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.21. Administration Reports, 1905. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.24. Administration Reports, 1906. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.31. Administration Reports, 1907. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.12. Administration Reports, 1909. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.22. Administration Reports, 1910- 11. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.20. Administration Reports, 1911- 12. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.18. Administration Reports, 1912- 13. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.26. Administration Reports, 1914. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.18. Administration Reports, 1915. Eastern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.24. Sabaragamuwa Administration Reports, 1889. Province of Sabaragamuwa. Part I.- Revenue. pp.32. Administration Reports, 1890. Province of Sabaragamuwa. Part Administration Reports, 1901. Province of Sabaragamuwa. Part I.- Revenue. pp.16. Administration Reports, 1903. Province of Sabaragamuwa. Part I.- Revenue. pp.25. Administration Reports, 1905. Province of Sabaragamuwa. Part I.- Civil, Provincial administration. pp.21. Administration Reports, 1906. Province of Sabaragamuwa. Part I.- Civil, Provincial Administration. pp.46. Administration Reports, 1910- 11. Province of Sabaragamuwa. Part I.- Civil, Provincial Administration. pp.20 Administration Reports, 1911- 12. Province of Sabaragamuwa. Part I.- Civil, Provincial Administration. pp.18. Administration Reports, 1912- 13. Province of Sabaragamuwa. Part I.- Civil, Provincial Administration. pp.28. Administration Reports, 1914. Province of Sabaragamuwa. Part I.- Civil, Provincial Administration. pp.26. Administration Reports, 1915. Province of Sabaragamuwa. Part I.- Civil, Provincial Administration. pp.24. Uva Administration Reports, 1886. Province of Uva. Part I.- Revenue. pp.17. Administration Reports, 1887. Province of Uva. Part I.- Revenue. pp.23. Administration Reports, 1888. Province of Uva. Part I.- Revenue. pp.7. Administration Reports, 1889. Province of Uva. Part I.- Revenue. pp.8. Administration Reports, 1890. Province of Uva. Part I.- Revenue. pp.8. Administration Reports, 1891. Province of Ura. Part I.- Revenue. pp.6. Administration Reports, 1892. Province of Uva. Part I.- Revenue. pp.6. Administration Reports, 1893. Province of Uva. Part I.- Revenue. pp.8. Administration Reports, 1894. Province of Uva. Part I.- Revenue. pp.5. Administration Reports, 1895. Province of Uva. Part I.- Revenue. pp.8. Administration Reports, 1896. Province of Uva. Part I.- Revenue. pp.8. Administration Reports, 1897. Province of Uva. Part I.- Revenue. pp.13. Administration Reports, 1898. Province of Uva. Part I.- Revenue. pp.10. Administration Reports, 1899. Province of Uva. Part I.- Revenue. pp.14. Western Province Administration Reports, 1911- 12. Western Province. Part I.- Civil, Provincial Administration. pp.24. Administration Reports, 1912- 13. Western Province. Part I.- Civil, Provincial Administration Reports, 1914. Western Province. Part I.- Civil, Provinical Administration. pp.29. Administration Reports, 1915. Western Province. Part I.- Civil, Provinical Administration. pp.25 Administration Reports, 1916. Western Province. Part I.- Civil, Provinical Administration. pp.24. Northern Province Administration Reports, 1889. Northern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.40. Administration Reports, 1890. Northern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.44. Administration Reports, 1891. Northern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.38. Administration Reports, 1892. Northern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.37. Administration Reports, 1893. Northern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.44. Administration Reports, 1894. Northern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.40. Administration Reports, 1895. Northern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.42. Administration Reports, 1896. Northern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.40. Administration Reports, 1897. Northern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.34. Administration Reports, 1898. Northern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.28. Administration Reports, 1899. Northern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.20. Central Province Administration Reports, 1880. Central Province. pp.39-55.. Administration Reports, 1887. Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.34. Administration Reports, 1888. Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.29. Administration Reports, 1889. Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.36. Administration Reports, 1890. Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.24. Administration Reports, 1891. Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.16. Administration Reports, 1892. Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.14. Administration Reports, 1893. Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.20. (Two Copies) Administration Reports, 1894. Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.14. Administration Reports, 1895. Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.18. Administration Reports, 1896. Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.20. Administration Reports, 1897. Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.23. Administration Reports, 1898. Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.23. Administration Reports, 1899. Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.28. Administration Reports, 1914. Central Province. Part I.- Civil- Provincial Administration. pp.34. Administration Reports, 1915. Central Province. Part I.- Civil- Provincial Administration. pp. 32. North-Central Province Administration Reports, 1877. North-Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.7. Administration Reports, 1878. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.7. Administration Reports, 1879. North-Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.10. Administration Reports, 1880. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.9. Administration Reports, 1886. North-Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.16. Administration Reports, 1887. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.12. Administration Reports, 1888. North-Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.8. Administration Reports, 1889. North-Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.8. Administration Reports, 1890. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.10. Administration Reports, 1891. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.12. Administration Reports, 1892. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.8. Administration Reports, 1893. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.8. Administration Reports, 1894. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.4. Administration Reports, 1895. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.8. Administration Reports, 1896. North-Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.9. Administration Reports, 1897. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.7. Administration Reports, 1898. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.7. Administration Reports, 1899. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.8. Administration Reports, 1900. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.16. Administration Reports, 1901. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.20. Administration Reports, 1903. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.28. Administration Reports, 1904. North-Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.20. Administration Reports, 1905. North-Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.10. Administration Reports, 1906. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.12. Administration Reports, 1907. North-Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.6. Administration Reports, 1908. North-Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.10. Administration Reports, 1910- 11. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.9. Administration Reports, 1911- 12. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.9. Administration Reports, 1912- 13. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.12. Administration Reports, 1914. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.12. Administration Reports, 1915. North - Central Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.8. Southern Province Administration Reports, 1876. Southern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.17. Administration Reports, 1877. Southern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.15. Administration Reports, 1878. Southern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.12. Administration Reports, 1879. Southern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.26. Administration Reports, 1880. Southern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.12. Administration Reports, 1887. Southern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.28. Administration Reports, 1888. Southern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.41. Administration Reports, 1889. Southern Province. Part I.- Revenue. pp.34. Administration Reports, 1890. Southern
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