Identity area
Reference code
LK LK-NA LK-NA/108.28
Title
Kandyan Peasantry Commission
Date(s)
- 1949-1950 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
FILES 1-14 ,Typed and Printed
Context area
Repository
Archival history
This Commission was appointed on 13.1.1949, by the Governor-General of Ceylon. The Commission was appointed to inquire and report on the Social and Economic conditions of the Kandyan Peasantry in the Central and Uva Provinces more especially in regard to the matters Viz- Holding of Land, Housing, Education, Communications, Medical Facilities, Employment, both Agricultural and Non Agricultural and Benefits under Social Service Schemes and to make recommendations as to the measures that should he adopted for their amelioration.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Memoranda received by the Commission. Evidence led before the Commission, replies to questionnaires from various Societies and Institutions, on Education, Land, Medical Facilities, Agriculture,
Employment of Central and Uva Provinces, Agriculture and other problems of the Kandyan Province, and Social Services etc.
Employment of Central and Uva Provinces, Agriculture and other problems of the Kandyan Province, and Social Services etc.
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
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
Description control area
Description identifier
LK-NA/PSO/COMM.KP
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 Asia History Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka II (Vol 1), National Archives of Sri Lanka, 1996.