Identity area
Reference code
LK LK-NA LK-NA/12
Title
Board of Revenue and Commerce
Date(s)
- 1801-1807 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
Files 1-67, Manuscripts
Context area
Name of creator
Board of Revenue and Commerce
(1801-1807)
Administrative history
The Board of Revenue and Commerce was established in 1801, on the suggestion of Governor North, to control revenue and commerce of the island. The posts of the Commercial Resident and the collectors were suppressed and those duties were handed over to the board. Once again in 1803, this board was re-placed by a new Board of Revenue and Commerce. It was discontinued in July 1805 on Governor Maitland’s recommendation and a Commissioner of Revenue was appointed in 1806.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Minutes of Board Meetings (1801-1803), Letter Books (1804), Inward Letter and Documents (1802-1806), Instructions to the Board, Petitions (1802-1803), Letters to the Agent of Revenue and other officials (1801-1802), Instructions regarding the Constitution and the Duties of the Board (1801-1802), Proceedings of the Board (1801-1802)
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Board of Revenue and Commerce (Creator)
Description control area
Description identifier
LK-NA/BRC
Institution identifier
LK-NA
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD(G)
Status
Final
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
International Council on Archives Guide to the Sources of Asian History Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka II (Vol 1), National Archives of Sri Lanka, 1996