Ceylon.
To him alone indeed are we indebted for the existence of a sanitarium.
It was he who opened the road, not only to Newera Ellia, but for
thirty-six miles farther on the same line to Badulla. At his own
expense he built a substantial mansion at a cost, as it is said, of
eight thousand pounds, and with provident care for the health of the
European troops, he erected barracks and officers' quarters for the
invalids.

Under his government Newera Ellia was rapidly becoming a place of
importance, but unfortunately at the expiration of his term the place
became neglected. His successor took no interest in the plans of his
predecessor; and from that period, each successive governor being
influenced by an increasing spirit of parsimony, Newera Ellia has
remained "in statu quo," not even having been visited by the present
governor.

In a small colony like Ceylon it is astonishing how the movements and
opinions of the governor influence the public mind. In the present
instance, however, the movements of the governor (Sir G. Anderson)
cannot carry much weight, as he does not move at all, with the
exception of an occasional drive from Colombo to Kandy. His knowledge
of the colony and of its wants or resources must therefore, from his
personal experience, be limited to the Kandy road. This apathy, when
exhibited by her Majesty's representative, is highly contagious among
the public of all classes and colors, and cannot have other than a bad
moral tendency.

Upon my first visit to Newera Ellia, in 1847, Lord Torrington was the
governor of Ceylon, a man of active mind, with an ardent desire to test
its real capabilities and to work great improvements in the colony.
Unfortunately, his term as governor was shorter than was expected. The
elements of discord were at that time at work among all classes in
Ceylon, and Lord Torrington was recalled.

From the causes of neglect described, Newera Ellia was in the deserted
and wretched state in which I saw it; but so infatuated was I in the
belief that its importance must be appreciated when the knowledge of
its climate was more widely extended that I looked forward to its
becoming at some future time a rival to the Neilgherries station in
India. My ideas were based upon the natural features of the place,
combined with its requirements.

It apparently produced nothing except potatoes. The soil was supposed
to be as good as it appeared to be. The quality of the water and the