Identity area
Reference code
LK-NA/108.29
Title
Commission of Inquiry on Local Government
Date(s)
- 1954-1956 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
Files 1-6, Typed and Printed
Context area
Archival history
The commission was appointed on 11th December 1953, by H.E.The Governor General of Ceylon, to inquire and report on the nature and scope of local government in the island, to investigate whether any changes in such government are needed and if so to determine the nature and extent of the changes and, to report and to make such recommendations as may be considered necessary.
The commission report was published as Sessional Paper No 33 of 1955.
The commission report was published as Sessional Paper No 33 of 1955.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Evidence, and minutes (1954-1956),
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
- Sinhala
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
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Description control area
Description identifier
LK-NA/PSO/Comm
Institution identifier
Department of National Archives
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD (G)
Status
Final
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English
- Sinhala
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.