P. A. Ariyaratne
P. A. Ariyaratne was the 42nd Surveyor General of Sri Lanka Surveyor General of Sri Lanka is the head of Department of Survey of Sri Lanka. The post was established on 2 August 1800 with the formation of the Surveyor General's Department by a proclamation of Governor Frederick North at Galle. Joseph Jo .... He was appointed in 2003, succeeding K. L. A. Ranasinghe Silva, and held the office until 2004. He was succeeded by B. J. P. Mendis. References {{Surveyor General of Sri Lanka A ...
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Surveyor General Of Sri Lanka
Surveyor General of Sri Lanka is the head of Department of Survey of Sri Lanka. The post was established on 2 August 1800 with the formation of the Surveyor General's Department by a proclamation of Governor Frederick North at Galle. Joseph Jonville Joseph Jonville, also known as Eudelin de Jonville (1756–1837) was a French diplomat and naturalist, who was also the first Surveyor General of Ceylon, from 1800 to 1805. Joseph Marie Eudelin Mervé de Jonville was born on 2 September 1756 in C ... was appointed as the Colonial Surveyor General, residing principally in Colombo and receiving orders directly from the government. Under him five principal surveyors were appointed and the land divided among them in the following manner. "One shall superintend the survey from the River of Chilaw to the Calanie Ganga, one from the Calanie Ganga to the River of Galle, one from the River of Galle to the North Easterly extremity of the Mahagampatto: to the Northern extremity of the Distri ...
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