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Level	Sub-series
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)	CMS/B/OMS/C CE O2
Title	Southern Local Committee of Ceylon mission [called Conference of Ceylon Southern mission from 1864 onwards]
Extent	55 docs.
Date	1851-1880
Description	Minutes and proceedings 1851-1861, 1863-1880 including: /6-7 W. Knight, headquarters Secretary visited 1854; /11 Copy of Mr. Hobbs' notes on discussion relating to establishment of English school at Kandy 1857; /27 Includes extract from minutes of South Ceylon Wesleyan mission relating to version of Singhalese bible 1868; /44 Report of sub-committee relating to examination of catechists 1876; /45 Report of sub-committee relating to formation of federal native church council 1876; /46 Report of sub-committee on examination of Cotta Training Institution 1875
Access Status	Open
Administrative History	Meetings were held twice a year; no meeting was held in 1862 and after 1863 a different secretary was appointed for each meeting. Chairman: 1851-1874 W. Oakley 1875-1876 W. Clark 1876-1880 W. Oakley Secretary: 1851-1853 A. D. Gordon 1854-1855 I. Wood 1856-1858 C. C. Fenn 1859 J. I. Jones 1860-1861 C. C. Fenn 1861-1863 G. Parsons

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