Ceylon Blue Book

This is the table of contents and statistical index to a government publication documenting Ceylon's (Sri Lanka's) administrative and economic progress from 1823–1907. The document catalogues detailed departmental records including agricultural statistics, customs duties, land settlement, educational institutions, military expenditure, births, marriages, deaths, population figures, exports and imports, revenue collection by various government offices, railway and harbor operations, and land cultivation records. A lengthy index lists entries for all provincial agencies, courts, schools, hospitals, customs operations, and administrative establishments. The final section presents comparative statistical tables tracking population growth, births, marriages, deaths, school enrollment, cultivated acreage, and government revenue across the eighty-four-year span, with explanatory notes on currency conversions and data collection methodology.