The Ceylon Blue Book, 1919

This is the Ceylon Blue Book for 1919, an official government statistical compilation published by the Colonial Secretary's Office in Colombo. The publication contains comprehensive administrative and statistical data on the colony as of December 31, 1919. Contents include detailed financial records: comparative statements of estimated and actual revenue and expenditure for 1918-19, public debt accounting, and investments. Administrative sections cover political franchise, councils and assemblies, and foreign consular representation. Extensive vital statistics document population, births, deaths, marriages, and education enrollment across provinces. Economic data encompass agriculture, cultivation acreage, labor wages, manufactures, mines, fisheries, and commerce. Infrastructure sections detail railways, roads, canals, harbors, and shipping. Additional entries address public works, irrigation, prisons, hospitals, postal and telegraph services, and charitable institutions. A historical overview presents statistical progress from 1831 to 1919 in tabular format.