The Ceylon Blue Book, 1901

This is the Ceylon Blue Book for 1901, a government statistical compendium compiled by the Colonial Secretary's Office. The publication contains no fictional narratives or serials. Instead, it presents comprehensive official data on the colony of Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka) as of December 31, 1901. The contents include: detailed population statistics from 1823–1901 showing growth from 751,910 to 3,565,954 inhabitants; vital statistics (births, marriages, deaths); educational enrollment figures; financial accounts (revenue, expenditure, public debt, loans); administrative records (civil establishment, pensions, military expenditure); legislative information; ecclesiastical returns; trade data (imports, exports by destination); shipping tonnage; agricultural cultivation acreage; criminal statistics; and infrastructure records (railways, roads, canals). Statistical tables dominate; the text includes explanatory notes on methodology and currency conversions.