Table of Contents

• Frontispiece
• Title Page
• Preface
• Contents
• Appendices
• List of Illustrations
• Some of the British Governors of Ceylon
• Past History
• The Island in 1796, 1815 and in 1893
• Social Progress in the Century
• Legislative and General Improvements, etc.
• Native Agriculture and Manufacturing Interests
• The Origin and Rise of the Planting Industry
• New Products
• Present Position of Agricultural Enterprise, etc.
• What the Planting Industry Has Done for Mother Country
• What the Planting Industry Has Done for Ceylon
• Present Prospects for Capitalists in Ceylon
• Attractions for the Traveller and Visitor
• The Revenue and Expenditure of Ceylon
• What its Government Can Do for Ceylon
• Social Life and Customs
• Conclusion
• Ceylon: Its Attractions to Visitors and Settlers
• Tropical Products: Their Cultivation in Different Countries
• A Planter's Work and Life in Ceylon
• Sport in Ceylon
• Round and Across the Island
• Anuradhapura and the North Central Province, etc.
• Christianity and Missions in Ceylon
• The Present State of Buddhism in Ceylon
• Results of the Census of Ceylon, 1891
• Taxation in Ceylon
• Estimate of Governor Sir Hercules Robinson in Ceylon
• The Late Sir William Gregory and the Colombo Museum
• Ceylon and its Tropical Agriculture and Press
• Types of Races and Amusing Characters in Ceylon
• Native Glossary
• Index
• Map of the Island of Ceylon