Published by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited Ferguson's Directory is a compendium of trade information of Ceylon. According to the preface of Ferguson’s Directory (1880-1881) '…information (contained in the directory), in respect of the Plantation, Mercantile and General Directories especially, is as accurate as anything of the kind can be, and brought up to the latest date…' This excerpt from the directory is clearly indicative of the breadth and depth of information recorded here and their factual & historical accuracy.
