Table 4.

Owners of the Pul Eliya Old F ield, 1889, 1890, 1954 (Fo r comparison with Map E)
The left hand colu mn s hows the sections of the Upper Fie ld in terms of categories of the ‘tradit ional s ystem’. The right-hand column s hows how the owners hip of s trips in the Lowe r Fie ld (in 1954) corre lated with the ownership of s trips in the Upper Fie ld (s ee
The 1889 colu mn fits the 1889 ta x lis t to the traditional s chema. pp. 158 f.).
The 1880 colu mn is based on the 1880 ta x list, but is s hown to fit the pres ent -day strip arrange ment (is saraval) rather than the traditional s chema of 18 The listed areas for 1889 and 1890 are g iven in päla and lāha, that is in quantities of s eed s own. 10 lāha = 1 pāla = 1 bushel (a pproximately ).
pangu. The listed areas for 1954 are in English acres.
The 1954 colu mn is based on the Ve l Vidāne’s plot list (Table 6) and is shown to have a one -to-one correlation with the 1890 c olumn, barring some In
very s light changes in the area figures. In the 1954 colu mn the plots marked w ith an as terisk * are those which have changed hands through sale or forec losed mortgage during the period
The next co lu mn to the right repeats the left-hand column but inc ludes the modification resulting fro m the introduction of a ‘e xt ra pangu’ (s ee pp. 207 1890-1954.
f.).

1889 1890 1954

1889 1890
1954 1954
lis ted area lis ted area
1954 lis ted acres Fie ld section s ys tem as modi- 1954 Lowe r Fie ld strips arran- lis ted acres
Fie ld section: tradtional s ystem 1889 ta x lis t: owner’s list P L 1890 ta x lis t: owner’s name P L plot no. 1954 owner’s name Upper F ield fied in 1890 ged to s how counterpart system Lowe r Fie ld
Kapurala ge Ukkura la (A 2Z 2) 4 3 Kapurala ge Ukkura la (A 2:Z2) 2 5 1 U. W anniha my (A 2:6) 1
2 U. Karidathe (A2:4) ½
3 U. Sirala (A2:5) ½
4 U. G. Pinhamy (H:A2) ½
5 V. Menikrala (B1:7) ½
IHALA
IHALA ELAPATA
ELAP ATA Alisandini Nika la Pu lle (T :L) 2 5 6* S. Subasinghe (A1:5) 1
7* A.V. Punchi Etani (B1:A1) 1
8* P. Ran Banda (A1:6) 2
—
7
Kadirathe former Ve l Vidāne (A 1:1) 2 2 Kapurala ge Ukkura la (A2:Z2) 2 - 9 U. Kadirathe (A2:4) 1 97 U. W anniha my (A2:6) 1/8

Elapat panguva 10 U.G. Pinha my (H:A 2) 1/3 Elapat panguva 96 U.G. Pinha my (H:A 2) 1/8
11 W. Menikrala (B1:7) 1/3 95 V. Menikra la (B1:7) 1/8
12 U. Sirala (A2:5) 1/3
Alis andini Nika la Pu lle (T :1) and one ot- 2 2 Alisandini Nika la Pu lle (T :1) 2 - 13* W. Punchi Etani (D w:W ) 1 93* W . Punchi Etani (Dw:W) ¼
Ga mvasama her (?A 1:2) Ga mvasama
14* S. Subasinghe (A1:5) 1 94* A.V. Punchi Etani (B1:A 1) ¼
Appurala ge Menikrā la (B2:2) and one 2 2 Appurala ge M enikrā la (B2:2) 1 - 15 K. D ingiri Banda (A2:B2) ½ 91. K. Dingiri Banda (A2:B2) 1/8
Panguva 1 other (C:1) 16 A.V. Punchi Etani (B1:A1) ½ Panguva 1 92 A.V. Punchi Etani (B1:A1) 1/8
Naidura la Ga marā la (C:1) 1 - 17* A. Bandathe (G:Z 2) 1 90* A Bandathe (G:Z 2) ¼
IHALA Kadira Ve lathe Mohottāla (D 1:2) 2 2 Kadira Ve lathe Mohottāla (D1:2) 2 - 18 J. Punchira la (Dx:2) 2/3 IHALA 88 N. Ran M anika (D x:5) 1/8
BĀGA Panguva 2 19 M. Na idurala (Dx:Y) 1/3 BĀGA Panguva 2 87 N. Punchi Banda (Dx:4) 1/8
20* U.G. Pinha my (H:A 2) 1 89* U.G. Pinhamy (H:A2) ¼
Alis andini Nika la Pu lle (T :1) 2 2 Alisandini Nika la Pu lle (T :1) 2 - 21* U. G. Pinhamy (H:A2) 1 86* U.G. Pinhamy (H:A2) ¼

Panguva 3 22* K. Menikrala (B2:6) 1/3 Panguva 3 83* K. Menikra la (B2:6) 1/8
23* K. Appuhamy (W :B2) 1/3 84* K. Appuhamy (W :B2) 1/8
24* K. W anniha my (B2:7) 1/3 85* K. W annihamy (B2:7) 1/8
Kadirathe former Ve l Vidāne (A 1:1) and 2 2 Alisandini Nika la Pu lle (T :1) 1 - 25* A.V. Punchi Etani (B1:A1) 1 82* S. Subasinghe (A1:5) ¼
one other (A 2:Z2) Kapurala ge Ukkura la (A2:Z2) 1 - 26 U. Kadirathe (A2:4) 1/3 80 U. Kadirathe (A 2:4) 1/8
Panguva 4 27 U. W anniha my (A 2:6) 1/3 Panguva 4 81 U. Sirala (A2:5) 1/8
— —
12 3

Ga mvasama Velathe Ve l Vidāne (C:4) 2 2 Naidura la Ga marā la ge Ukkura la (H:1) 2 - 28 U.V. Pinha my (C1:W ) 1½ Ga mvasama 106 K. T ikiri Banda (Cx:2) ¾
Velathe Ve l Vidāne (C:4) and two others 2 2 Velathe Ve l Vidāne (C:4) 2 - 29* K.V. A ppuhamy (A 2:7) 1½ 105* K.V. Appuhamy (A 2:7) ¾
Elapat panguva Elapat panguva
(H :1); (C:5)
Panguva 1 Kadira Ve lathe Mohottāla (D 1:2) 2 2 Kadirathe Ga marā la (C:3) 1 5 30 P. Kapuruhamy (C2:D2) 1½ Panguva 1 101 P. Kapuruhamy (C2:D2) ½
Vela Vidāne (W:1) 2 2 Kiri Na idurala ge Na idurala (Z :Z 1) 1 5 31 U. Kuda Pinhamy (B2:E3) 1½ 102 U. Kuda Pinha mu (B2:E3) ½
Kadira Ve lathe Mohottāla (D1:2) 1 5 32* U. Kadirathe (A2:4) ¾ 104* U. Kadirathe (A 2:4) ¼
MEDA Panguva 2 33* S. Subasinghe (A1:5) ¼ MEDA Panguva 2
BĀGA 34* A.V. Punchi Etani (B1:A1) ¼ BĀGA
35* P. Ran Banda (A1:8) ¼ 103* P. Ran Banda (A1:8) ¼
Velathe former Ve l Vidāne (? ) 2 2 Kadirathe Ga marā la (C:3) 3 - 36 K. Punchi Etani (D1:6) 1½ 99 K. Punchi Etan i (D1:6) ½
Panguva 3 Panguva 3
37 M. Na idurala (Dx:Y) 1½ 98 M. Naidura la (D x:Y) ½
Badderāla ge Wanniha my (B1:2) 2 2 Badderāla ge W anniha my (B1:2) 1 5 38 A.V. Punchi Etani (B1:A1) 1½ 100 A.V. Punchi Etani (B1:A 1) ½
Panguva 4 — Panguva 4 —
12 4½
Naidura la ge W annihamy (Z :Z 2) and one 2 8 Naidura la ge Pinha my (Z:Z 3) 1 - 39* K. Murugathe (A2:3) 1 79* K. Murugathe (A 2:3) ½
Panguva 1 other (Z:Z 3) Panguva 1
Kapurala ge Kandathe (A2:Z 3) 1 - 39 K. Murugathe (A2:3) 1 79 K. Murugathe (A 2:3) ½
Badderāla ge Wanniha my (B1:2) and one 2 8 Badderāla ge K iriha my (B1:Z2) 1 - 40 V. Menikrala (B1:7) 1 78 V. Menikra la (B1:7) ½
Panguva 2 other (B1:Z2) Panguva 2
Badderala ge W anniha my (B1:2) 1 - 41 P. Ran Etani (W:J ) 1 77 P. Ran Etani (W :J) ½
Nayidehamy (?) 1 8 Appurala Lē ka ma ge Badderāla (?) 2 - 42* B. Hetuhamy (Y:1) 1 76* Hetuhamy (Y:1) ½
43 K. T ikiri Banda (Cx:2) ¼ 74 K. T ikiri Banda (Cx:2) 1/8
Panguva 3 44 M. Sinni Etani (C1:1) ¼ Panguva 3 73 M. Sinni Etani (C1:1) 1/8
45 M. Kira la (C1:2) ¼ PAHALA 72 M. Kira la (C1:2) 1/8
46 M. He rathamy (C1:3) ¼ BĀGA 75 M. Heratha my (C1:3) 1/8
PAHALA Ga mvasama Kadirathe Ga marā la (C:3) 1 8 Kadirathe Ga marā la (C:3) 2 - 47* B. Danapala (—) 2 Ga mvasama 71* B. Danapala (— ) 1
BĀGA Kiriha my (D1:C) and one other (F:1) 1 8 Mudaliha my ge K iriha my (D1:C) 1 - 48 P. Ran Etani (W:J ) ½ 70 P. Ran Etani (W :J) ¼
Elapat panguva 49* V. Menikrala (B1:7) ½ Elapat panguva 69* V. Menikra la (B1:7) ¼
Kapurala Vedarāla (F:1) 1 5 50* U. Kuda Pinhamy (B2:E3) 1 68* U. Kuda Pinha my (B2:E3) ½
Vela Vidāne (W:1) and one other (C:1) 1 8 Velathe Ve l Vidāne (C:5) 1 - 51 U.V. Menikrala (Bel:1) ¾ 67 U.V. Menikra la (Bel:1) ¼
Naidura la Ga marā la ge Ukkura la (H:1) 1 - 52* N. Punchi Banda (Dx:4) ⅜ Panguva 4 66 K.V. Punchi Etani (Dw:1) ¼
53* M. Na idurala (Dx:Y) ⅜
Panguva 4
Kiriha my ge Pulingurala (J :1) 1 -† 54 K. T ikiri Banda (Cx:2) ¼
55* N. Ran Manika (Dx:5) ¼
— —
12 5½
Extra panguva A
Kapurala Vedarāla (F:1) 1 - 56 K.V. Punchi Etani (Dw:1) ½ 107 U.V. Pinhamy (C1:W) 3
M eda bāga
57 M.V. Ran Manika (Bel:4) ¼
elapata
57A W. Nanghamy (Be l:5) ¼
Kapurala Vedarāla (F:1) and one other 3 2 Mudaliha my ge K iriha my (D1:C) 1 - 58* V. Menikrala (B1:7) ¼ Total
(D 1:C) Extra panguva B
59 P. Ran Etani (W:J ) ¼ listed acres
Lowe r Fie ld
Kadirathe Ga marā la (C:3) 2 - 60* B. Danapala (—) 1½ PA HALA ELA PATA
PAHALA 16
ELAP ATA Kapurala Vedarāla (F:1) 1 - 61 K.V. Punchi Etani (Dw:1) ¾
Extra panguva B
62 M.K. Sobittu (Pries t) 1/8
Kadirathe Ga marā la (C:3) ‡ 63* B. Danapala (—) ‡ Kurulu pāluva
Kapurala Vedarāla (F:1) ‡ xxxxx x x x x x 1954 fence x x x x x xxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Mudaliha my ge K iriha my (D1:C) ‡ 64 U.V. Menikrala (Bel:1) ¼ PAHALA
65 K. Punchi Etani (D1:5) ¼ ELA PATA
—
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† Pe rhaps includes strip 106 (s ee te xt). Total
Total lis ted ‡ Las t three s trips lis ted as s mall p ieces listed acres
area (k utu); no areas given Total listed area 47 ⅜
P L P L
46 7 48 5