│ Colombo Pettah English ││ No │Locality of the school-house is very bad, situated │ │ school. ││ │ in a very noisy, hot, and dusty road. │ │ Grand Pass English school ││ No │Well ventilated. Situated on the rising ground, │ │ ││ │ enjoys the benefit of the sea breeze. Diet: │ │ ││ │ rice, fish, curry, and beef occasionally. │ │ Negombo Government ││ No │Situated on the plain, bordering the sea shore, │ │ boys’ school. ││ │ admitting sea breeze freely. │ │ Caltura English school ││ No │Situated on the left bank of the Kaln Ganga. │ │ ││ │ Ventilation very satisfactory. │ │ Pantura boys’ ││ No │Ventilation sufficient. Situated on the bank of │ │ English school. ││ │ the lake, not far from the sea; district remarkably │ │ ││ │ salubrious. │ │ Matura Government ││ No │School-room spacious and airy. Situated near │ │ elementary school. ││ │ the sea; position healthy. │ │ Kornegalle English ││ No │ —— │ │ Malrandahn Government ││ No │School-room is now more commodious and airy; will prove│ │ mixed school. ││ │ more beneficial to the health of the children. │ │ Copetty mixed school ││ No │School-room is spacious and airy, situated near │ │ ││ │ the sea. │ │ Kandane ││ No │School-room of stone, and well ventilated. Station │ │ ││ │ generally healthy, except in November │ │ ││ │ and three following months. “Tobacco much │ │ ││ │ practised,” with pernicious results. │ │ Mabola mixed school ││ No │Building consists of two halls, well ventilated. │ │ ││ │ Diet: rice, fish, beef occasionally. General │ │ ││ │ health of the children good. │ │ Kaigalle mixed school ││ No │School an open shed, and considered healthy. │ │ Ratnapoora mixed school ││ No │Situated in a noisy and filthy position. Mud floors, │ │ ││ │ dilapidated walls, and want of free ventilation. │