Accountant-General and Treasurer of Ceylon
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The Accountant-General and Treasurer of Ceylon was a senior colonial administrative office responsible for overseeing government finances and treasury functions in British-ruled Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Accountant-General and Treasurer of Ceylon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11641595 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Accountant-General and Treasurer of Ceylon Context triple: [Theodore Hook, positionHeld, Accountant-General and Treasurer of Ceylon]
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A.
Colonial Secretary of Ceylon
The Colonial Secretary of Ceylon was a senior British colonial administrative post responsible for overseeing civil governance and acting as a chief advisor to the Governor in British-ruled Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
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B.
Governor of Ceylon
The Governor of Ceylon was the British Crown’s chief colonial administrator and representative in Ceylon, overseeing its governance during the period of British rule.
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C.
Minister of Finance of Sri Lanka
The Minister of Finance of Sri Lanka is the cabinet official responsible for overseeing the country’s economic policy, public finances, and national budget.
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D.
Governor-General of Ceylon
The Governor-General of Ceylon was the British monarch’s representative and de facto head of state in Ceylon during its period as a dominion within the Commonwealth.
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E.
Chief Justice of Ceylon
The Chief Justice of Ceylon was the highest-ranking judicial officer and head of the island’s supreme court during the period of British colonial rule and early independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Accountant-General and Treasurer of Ceylon Target entity description: The Accountant-General and Treasurer of Ceylon was a senior colonial administrative office responsible for overseeing government finances and treasury functions in British-ruled Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
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A.
Colonial Secretary of Ceylon
The Colonial Secretary of Ceylon was a senior British colonial administrative post responsible for overseeing civil governance and acting as a chief advisor to the Governor in British-ruled Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
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B.
Governor of Ceylon
The Governor of Ceylon was the British Crown’s chief colonial administrator and representative in Ceylon, overseeing its governance during the period of British rule.
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C.
Minister of Finance of Sri Lanka
The Minister of Finance of Sri Lanka is the cabinet official responsible for overseeing the country’s economic policy, public finances, and national budget.
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D.
Governor-General of Ceylon
The Governor-General of Ceylon was the British monarch’s representative and de facto head of state in Ceylon during its period as a dominion within the Commonwealth.
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E.
Chief Justice of Ceylon
The Chief Justice of Ceylon was the highest-ranking judicial officer and head of the island’s supreme court during the period of British colonial rule and early independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial government office
ⓘ
public finance office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Ceylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| category |
Colonial civil service positions
ⓘ
Defunct government offices of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| country | British Ceylon ⓘ |
| endCause |
administrative reorganization after independence
ⓘ
independence of Ceylon ⓘ |
| governedBy | colonial ordinances of Ceylon ⓘ |
| governs | public funds of Ceylon ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
accounting functions
ⓘ
budget execution ⓘ cash management ⓘ financial control ⓘ treasury functions ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
advising the colonial government on financial matters
ⓘ
custody of public funds ⓘ disbursement of government expenditure ⓘ financial reporting to colonial authorities ⓘ maintenance of treasury records ⓘ management of public finances ⓘ preparation of government accounts ⓘ revenue collection oversight ⓘ treasury administration ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonial period in Ceylon ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public office ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ceylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka
Colombo ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| officeHeldBy |
British colonial administrator
ⓘ
civil servant ⓘ |
| partOf |
Colonial administration of Ceylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Ceylon Civil Service
Government of Ceylon ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Auditor General of Ceylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Auditor General's Department of Sri Lanka
Colonial Secretary of Ceylon ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Ministry of Finance of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
Treasury of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| sector |
public administration
ⓘ
public finance ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
British Colonial Office
ⓘ
linked to:
Colonial Office
Governor of Ceylon ⓘ |
| temporalQualification | colonial era ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Accountant-General and Treasurer of Ceylon Description of subject: The Accountant-General and Treasurer of Ceylon was a senior colonial administrative office responsible for overseeing government finances and treasury functions in British-ruled Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
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