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Ponnambalam was appointed landing waiter and searcher at the
Customs Department but the fees he had to pay to various public officials meant that he earned little from the job. However, his devotion to duty and integrity were noted by those in power and on 11 May 1845 he was appointed cashier at the Colombo
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Colonial Secretary's office but he could not get a paid position in the office. He took up trade but found business to be slow. He took up coffee cultivation but this too did not succeed. A few months after the death of Gate Mudaliyar A. Coomaraswamy,
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but recovered and continued with his temple duties. He suffered a second stroke which disabled him. His eldest son
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