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Art. VI.—Translation of a Proclamation by the Governor in Council of Ceylon, dated 11th of August, 1686

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2011

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I enclose the abstract translation of a Proclamation by the Governor in Council of Ceylon, dated the 11th of August, 1686, and which furnishes a curious illustration of the principles on which the country was administered under the Dutch East India Company.

This system was progressively ameliorated under the British government, until the forced services of the native inhabitants were finally abolished by an Order of the King in Council, issued in 1830. The inhabitants of Ceylon are now secured in the possession of their lands, without reference to distinctions of caste.

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Original Communications
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Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society , Volume 5 , Issue 9 , January 1838 , pp. 102 - 103
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Asiatic Society 1987

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