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The Department of Survey of Sri Lanka (also known as the Department of the Surveyor General) (Sinhala: ...
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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 was appointed as the Colonial Surveyor General, residing principally in Colombo and receiving orders directly from the government. Under him five principal surveyors were ...
The only evidence of a British postal service before 1815 is a "Colombo Post Free" handstamp used on a soldier's letter in 1809, when British Royal Artillery troops were engaged to subdue Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, the king of Kandy (1798–1815), whose inland territory had never been under the influence of the Dutch.
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P. A. Ariyaratne was the 42nd Surveyor General of Sri Lanka. 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 .
The Public Services of Sri Lanka are a series of services groups that provide specialized professional services to the Government of Sri Lanka.These are government employees who carry out public duties, however they are not elected officials.
The first permanent post office in the country was established by the British in Colombo in 1882, when the country was a crown colony. [1] It was housed in several different locations until the construction of the General Post Office building at 17 Kings Street (now known as Janadhipathi Mawatha), Colombo Fort, opposite the-then Governor's residence at King's House (now the President's House ...