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Journal of Tf)Fc 59Nionofce^On \ol. L\I January-December 1983 Nos. 14. Journal of tf)fc 59nionofCe^on. I '• EendracM mjjH Mjchf " j CONTENTS J'AGI. '■ . J*'!. K-'S Note ■ ... ... ... 1 i " L .i ' ois Valcntijn. a biographical note ... ... 8 1 Na'ti.tijn's Description of Ceylon (Chapter 16)—translated 1M S A. W. Mottau ... ... ... U : " I'l"; Christmas Debates," in retrospect—by Percy Colin- j n-.Nic' ... ... ... 109 i 1 \JM-IC in the Hindu Temple—by George Key! ... 126 0 CM tmas in the Days of my Youth—by W.A.W. ... 127 Printed at Tisara Press, 135, Dutugamunu Street Dehtwala. 7. J*i'nprais—by Rodney Jonklaas ... ... 129 tJ. t iu» alogy of the Family Weinman ... ... 132 Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon VOL : LXI . JANUARY — DECEMBER 1983 ■• EDITOR'S NOTE ■ ' Every nation has heroes who'contribute to the national heritage and culture of its society. Sri Lan'kit too has ■ it proud record of patriots from all communities/who fought' shoulder to shoulder for religious'revival and Independence; ■ ■ ■ .... As a result of the gracious initiative of Hi: Excellency J. R. Jaye- warde-ne, President of the Democratic Socialist' Republic of Sri 'Lanka, the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.Hon'bleD. B. Wijetunge 'issued a stamp-in. honour of Charles Ambrose Larenz, .on-National Heroes Day, the 22nd of May, 1983, ■ •-- ■ C. A. Lorenz contributed in no small measure to the political, social and cultural progress of Sri Lanka.' Born in Matara on the 8th July 1829, he had'a brilliant career in the Colombo Academy. " He was one of the promoters of Toung Ceylon (1850-1852) then the leading literary journal in Ceylon and the first'publication to\ agitate for social reforms for the people of Ceylon. Lorenz, a lawyer and scholar translated Van der Keessels "Theses Selectae," a commentary on Grotius' "Introduction.". He also trans­ lated Van der Linden's Treatise on "Namptissement^" and was the first Ceylonese to edit the Law Reports. In the course of time he became leader of the Bar and Burgher member of the Legislative- Council. In 1859 Lorenz. and. a syndicate purchased The Examiner and.he became its Editor. This was the first Ceylonese Newspaper and until his death in 1871 he wielded the powerful influence of his pen for social reforms for Ceylonese and against injustice and oppression. Mr. S. A- W. Mottau In this volume of the Journal it is our pleasure and privilege to honour one of our most erudite historians, namely, Mr. Samuel Andrew William Mottau. He is in essence a scholar and a cultivated man and time does not hang heavily on him even in his 82nd year. He is an authority on mediaeval Dutch manuscripts and his expertise in this sphere is sought by leading scholars both in Sri Lanka and abroad. 2 THE JOURNAL OF THE DUTCH BURGHER UNION s Mr. Mottau was born on the 4th August 1902. He was educated parts, one for each separate korale or district and searches can now be at St. Joseph's College, Colombo and started his career in the public niade much,,'faster, since there is no need to plod through scores of pages service in 1919 in the Colonial Secretary's Office. He also served in the of bulky, fragile, tombo folios. Governor's Office and the General Treasury and was seconded to the Archives Department in 1937 where he worked till 1958, -when he In addition to the foregoing Mr. Mottau was responsible for the retired as Senior Assistant Government Archivist. During his period of 'translation and compilation of .the following :■— i; service at the Department of Archives he was seconded for work as •Assistant to Miss M. W. Jurriaanse in the compilation of a Catalogue of (1) Index to the Dutch Head and Land tombos of the Galle the Archives of the Dutch Central Government of Coastal Ceylon 1640-1796. District which consist of two manuscript volumes. ,. jj^his fired his enthusiasm to improve his self-taught knowledge of mediaeval Dutch which has today made him an authority on the trans­ (2) Catalogue of the Dutch records at the Secretariats of Galle and lation of Dutch records in the National Archives and elsewhere. Matara and Jaffna and Wanni districts (1640-1796). Pub­ lished in Holland under the auspices of the Institute for the / During his career, in the Department of Archives, which was then Cultural History of Netherlanders Overseas (1975). housed"in Nuwara Eliya, Mr. Mottau was responsible for the compi­ lation of. the Index to the Dutch Head and Land tombos, including (3) Alphabetical Index to the Registers of the Acts of Appointment school tombos, of the Colombo District. These indexes cover the con­ of Company's servants of the Dutch East India Company tents of 594 volumes of Dutch text and this was undertaken and com­ issued at the Colombo Secretariat (1750-1796). 32 volumes pleted over a period of 15 years. The information in this series is of of Dutch text,, available for reference at the Natipnal.Archiv.es, much genealogical interest, to the inhabitants of Sri Lanka. The Head Colombo. and Land tombos contain a full and comprehensive cadastral survey of (4) Alphabetical Index to the Registers of the Acts of Appointment ;the maritime regions of Ceylon administered by the Dutch East India of Company's servants of the Dutch East India Company at Company. the Galle Secretariat (1645-1796). 34 volumes of Dutch The land tombos are registers showing the lands belonging to text, available for reference ■ at'' the' National Archives, ] every family with full details, down to the number of trees planted by Colombo. '- :- ' '■ each individual member. In the case of high lands, the extent of each (5) Alphabetical Index to the Registers of Acts of Appointment of garden is shown by the total number of coconut, jak or arecanut trees the Native Officials of the Dutch East India Co at the Colombo growing on. the land, followed by the number of trees that can still Secretariat, 1756-1791. In six volumes of Dutch text. In further be planted; also the taxes payable. In the case of low lands or typescript. Available for reference at the National Archives paddy fields, the extents are shown in sowing areas measured in amunams in Colombo. and kurunies, with information as to the basis on which each field was held (viz., ninde, ottu, malapala, nilepala, ratmahera, deniya, etc.). N.B. The Series at the Galle Secretariat have not yet been taken up Even today certified extracts from the entries appearing in these tombos for indexing. 1701-1796 (4 volumes of Dutch text). ■■ are required for production in land suits. BRITISH PERIOD A more detailed Index was compiled by Mr. Mottau subsequently and this task was of a most tedious nature, since, in several cases, pages (1) Catalogue of the records of the Central Govtl of Ceylon at the belonging to one korale or pattu were found indiscriminately bound up Colonial Secretary's Office during the period of the British with those; of another. This detailed Index is divided into eleven Administration. 1796~1'89,7. In typescript. (To be ' con­ tinued later up to the year 1947 :' priot to Independence). 4 THE JOURNAL OF THE DUTCH BURGHER UNION 5 N.B. For further details—see the report by Mr. S. A. W. In the Journals of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon Mottau, published in Appendix XXVIII in the Third Report of the Ceylon Historical Manuscripts Commission. (Ses­ (1) The memoirs of the Dutch Governors of Ceylon : reproduc­ sional Paper No. 19 of 1951). tion of a radio talk, in Vol. 52, No. 1, p. 13 et seq. :V : (2) Summaries of the despatches between the Governor of Ceylon (2) Instructions for the Dutch,. Landraads (Land Courts) in and the Directors of the British East India Co. and the Ceylon (1789). Translation from the Dutch text, edited and Secretary of State for the Colonies : (Inward and Outward). published in Vol. 55, No. 1, p. 1 et seq from 1796 to 1835. With an alphabetical Index to the subjects dealt with, and references to the pages in the res- (3) Summaries of the proceedings of the Secret War Committees ;(, . pective original volumes. In typescript. Copy is available of the Dutch Poll dear Council in Ceylon (1762-1766): for reference at the National Archives and the Ceylon Univer- , serialised from Vol. 56, No. 1, p, 1 et seq onwards. (Vol. ...... .,: sity Library at Peradeniya. 5.7/1/4 seq, 58/1/3 seq., Vol. 59/1/57, etc). (3) Index to the Crown Grants issued by the Govt. of Ceylon from (4) The Dutch in Ceylon : reproduction of a talk given on 1796 to 1885. In mss. To be completed up to the year 1947. 09.07.1980 at St. Andrew's Hotel, N'EIiya, to a group of , Copy available for reference at the National Archives in visiting tourists from Holland sponsored by the AMRO Bank Colombo. of Amsterdam. In Vol. 59, No. 1-4, p. 6 et seq. TRANSLATIONS FROM THE DUTCH RECORDS In the Centenary Volume of Education in Ceylon (1) English translation of the memoir of D. T. Fretz, Dissava of Colombo, for his successor. 1793. (Govt. Archives No. Education under the Dutch. Vol. 1, Part 3. Published by the 1/2709 for Dutch text). In transcript. Ceylon Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs in 1969. Publications in local Magazines, Periodicals, etc. In the 'Rhododendron' (Bulletin of the Kotary Club of Nuwara In the Ceylon University Review Eliya) (1) "Governor van Imhoff and his scheme of inland river com- (1) A brief description of Nuwara Eliya : in Vol.
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