THE CEYLON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

No. 10,894 — SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1956 .

* (Published by Authority) PART l: SECTION (I)-GENERAL Proclamations, &c., by the Governor-General G. G O. No. C. 215/56. In the Name of Her Majesty ELIZABETH the Second, Queen of Ceylon and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth

PROCLAMATION

By His Excellency Sir O liver E rnest G oonetilleke, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of tne Island of Ceylon and its Dependencies

O. E. GOONETILLEKE

KNOW Ye that by virtue of the powers vested in me by section 15 of the Ceylon (Constitution) Order m Council, 1946, and in pursuance of the provisions of section 27 of the Ceylon (Parliamentary Elections) Order in Council, 1946,1, Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, Governor-General, do by this Proclamation— (1) dissolve Parliament with effect from the midnight of the Eighteenth day of February, 1956, and J,> - • summon a new Parliament to meet on the Nineteenth day of April, 1956 ; (2) fix the days in the period commencing on April Fourth, 1956, and ending on April Eleventh, 1956, as the dates for the general election of Members of Parliament, (3) specify the Eighth day of March, 1956, as the date on which candidates for election are to be nominated; and (4) specify each place mentioned in the second column of the Schedule hereto as the place of nomination of candidates seeking election for the electoral district mentioned in the corresponding entry in the first column of that Schedule. Given at this Eighteenth day of February, 1956. By His Excellency’s command, N. W. A tukorala, Secretary to the Governor-General.

SCHEDULE I II Electoral District Place o f Nomination No. 1 —Colombo North Registrar General’s Office, Colombo No. 2 —Colombo Central Registrar General’s Office, Colombo No. 3.—Colombo South Registrar General’s Office, Colombo No. 4.—Wellawatte-Galkissa Registrar General’s Office, Colombo No 5 —Ja-Ela The Kachcheri, Colombo No. 6 —Negombo The Kachcheri, Colombo No. 7 —Mingama The Kachcheri, Colombo No. 8.—Gampaha The Kachcheri, Colombo No. 9.—Attanagalla The Kachcheri, Colombo No 10.—Kelamya The Kachcheri, Colombo No. 11.—Aviss'awella The Kachcheri, Colombo No. 12.—Kotte The Kachcheri, Colombo No. 13.—Horana The Kachcheri, Kalutara No 14.—Moratiiwa The Kachcheri, Colombo 289___-I N. R 5560-3.604 (2/56) 290 P a r i I : Sec. (I) — (G eneral) — CEYLON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY— F ebruary 18, 1956

I II Electoral District Place o f Nomination No 15.—Panadura . . The Kachchen, Kalutaia No. 16 —Kalutaia The Elections Office, Kalutara No 17.—Matugama •The Elections Office, Kalutara No 18.—Agala watte The Elections Office, Kalutara No 19.—Dambulla The Kachchen, Matale No 20 —Matale The Kachchen, Matale » No. 21.—Minipe *• The Kachcheri', Kandy No 22 —Wattegama The Kachchen, Kandy No 23.—Kadugannawa The Kachchen, Kandy No 2 4 —Kandy ... The Kachchen, Kandy No 25 —Galaka The Kachchen, Kandy No. 26 —Gampola The Kachchen, Kandy No. 27 —Maturata The Kachchen, Nuwara Ebya No. 28.—Nuwara Eliya The-Kachcheri, Nuwara Eliya? No 2 9 —Talawakelle District Couit, Nuwara Eliya No. 30.—Kotagala . District Court, Nuwara Ehya No. 31.—Nawalapitiya The Kachchen, Kandy No. 32.—Maskeliya The Kachchen, Kandy No. 33 —Ambalangoda-Balapiliya District Court, Galle No. 34.—Baddegama The Kachchen, Galle No. 35:—Udugama s ... The Customs Office, Galle No. 36 —Galle . . The Kachcheri, Galle No. 37.—Wehgama .. The Customs Office, Galle No 3 8 —Akuressa The Kachchen, Matara No. 39.—Matara .. fThe Kachcheri, Matara No 40.—Hakmana • The Kachcheri, Mataia No. 41.—Demyaya * The Kachchen,, Matara No. 42.—Beliatta ^ The Kachchen, Hambantota No. 4'3.—Hambantota The Kachcheri, Hambantota No. 44.—Kayts The Kachchen, No. 45.—Vaddukoadai .. The Elections Office, Jaffna No. 46.—Kankesanlurai ... The Elections Office, Jaffna No. 47.—Jaffna . . The Kachcheri, Jaffna _ / No. 48.—Kopai ... The Committee Room of the Municipal Council, Jaffna No. 49,=—Point Pedro The Kachchen, Jaffna No. 50.—Chavakachcheri. ... The Kachcheri, Jaffna No. 51.—Mannar ... The Kachcheri’,.Mannar No. 52.—Vavumya ... The Kachcheri, Vavumya No. 53.—Trincomalee The Kachcheri, Trincomalee No. 54.—Mutur .. The Kachchen, Trincomalee No. 55.—Kalkydah ... The Kachcheri, Batticaloa No. 56.—Batticaloa ,. The Kachcheri, Batticaloa *No. 57.—Paddiruppu . . The Kachcheri, Batticaloa No 58 —Kalmunai The Kachcheri, Batticaloa No. 59.—Pottuvil The Kachcheri, Batticalba No. 60>.—Puttalam v- . , The Kachchen, Puttalam No. 61.—Nikaweratiya , .. Office of the Assistant Commissioner oi jLocai uovernment, Kurunegala No. ’62.—Dodangasland'a- ... The Kachcheri, Kurunegala ^ No. 63.—Kurunegala The Kachcheri, Kurunegala “ Nov 64.—Dambadeniya .. District Court, Kurunegala , No. 65.—Wanyapola . . Additional District Court, Kurunegala No. 66.—Dandagamuwa .. Additional District Court,. Kurunegala No-. 67s—Bmgiriya, .. District Court,, Kurunegala No. 68.—Chilaw The Kachchen, Puttalam No 69.—Nattandiya . The Kachcheri, Puttalam No. 70.—Medawachchiya . . The Town Hall, Anuradhapura1 No. 71.— , , ... The Town Hall, Anuradhapura No. 72.—Kalawewa The Town Hall, Anuradhapura No. 73.—Hbrawupotana . The Town Hall, Anuradhapura No. 74'.—Polonnaruwa ... The Kachcheri, Polonnaruwa No. 75.—Alutnuwara The. Kachchen,, Badulla No. 76.—Badulla ... The Kachcheri, Badulla No. 77.—Bandarawela ... District Court, Badulla No. 78.—Welimada ... The Urban Council Office, Badulla No. 79.—Haputale ... The Urban Council Office, Badulla No. 80.—Buttala ... The Kachcheri, Badulla No. 81.—Mawanella ... The Kachcheri, Kegalla No. 82.—Kegalla ... District Court, Kegalla No. 83 —Dedigama ... The Kachcheri, Kegalla No. 84.—Ruwanwella Magistrate’s Court, Kegalla No. 85.—Dehiowita ... Magistrate’s Court, Kegalla No. 86.—Kinella . . District Court, Ratnapura No. 87.—Ratnapura ... The Kachcheri, Ratnapura No. 88.—Nivitigala ... The Kachchen, Ratnapura No 89.—BaKhgoda -l ... Magistrate’s Court, Ratnapura

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