( 105 ) 
placed over some gateway of the guard room. lb 
had no connection with the present building, 
which was put up about 1830-40 as a private 
residence by Mr Philip Anstruther, then Colonial 
Secretary. The name ' Elie House ' was derived 
no doubt from the old family seat of the Ans- 
truthera, Mr Philip Anstruther having been a 
grandson of the Third Baronet of Elie House in 
County Fife. At a subsequent period Elie House 
at Mutvval was the residence of Mr C A Lorenz, 
the unofficial leader of the Burgher Community and 
Member of Council. The stone has some historical 
value, as it no doubt marks the site of the old 
Dutch guard-house put up by Governor Gerrit de 
Heire. It formed the northern limit of the city, 
which was composed at that time of the Kasteel 
or Castle and the Oiide and Nieuwe Steden (old 
and new city). The Town or City Council (Stads 
Road) had its jurisdiction within these Municipal 
limits, while the rural districts, extending as far 
as Chilaw and Puttalam, were under the autho- 
rity of the Uessawa of Colombo. It would seem 
that at the time of the building of Elie House 
some old structure bearing tlie stone slab had 
to be demolished, and the builder, not to destroy 
an interesting landmark, had the stone placed ou 
the floor of the new building to mark the spot." 
Another distinguished occupant of Elie House, 
not mentioned by Mr Drieberg, was Sir Emerson 
Tennen^, Colonial Secretary, and author of the 
well-knowa work ou Ceylon. 
Y. — Titles of Elie House in Chronological Ordert 
oTDm-. Extent Name of| 
chase." P'^'^'^haaed. Purchaser. 
Amount 
paid. 
A. R. p. 
1804 2 2 39 7-17 Saboesta Peer 
Saibo 
1829 3 2 17i 
■1811 0 1 19 4-5 
1829 0 1 19 4 5 
^1815 0 1 21-37 
1829 0 1 21*37 
^•1815 0 3 16-22 
] 1829 0 3 35-86 
il806 0 3 3013 
1 1829 0 3 30-13 
U29 0 3 2ii 
1S29 0 3 2^J 
> 1806 0 0 31-28 
1829 0 0 31-28 
1829 0 0 31-£8 
800 rixdoUars 
Philip Anstru- 
ther, Esq 
£22 10s or 300 rix- 
doUars 
Welansge Hen- 
drick Fernando 40 dollars 
Philip Anstruther, 
Esq £22 lOs or 300 
rixdoUars 
Welanase Juan 
Fernando 50 dollars 
Philip Anstruther 
Esq. £12 7s 6d or 165 
rixdoUars 
Q I'nge Daniel 
Fernando 50 dollars 
Philip Anstruther 
Esq. £20 53, or 270 
rixdoUars 
Louis Perera 140 dollars 
Philip Anstruther 
Esq £38 53 or 510 
rixdoUars 
Dharmakirti Biloch- 
choru Pereia Arach- 
chi £12 73 6d, or 
165 rixdoUars 
PhiUp Ansiruthsr, 
Esq. ^'12 73 63 or 
165 rixdoUars 
Louis Perera 140 dollars 
Dharmakirti Biloch- 
choru Perera, Arach- 
chi £J, or 40 rix- 
doUars 
Philip Auatrnther, 
Esq, £3, or 40 ris. 
doUaig 
Year 
of pur- 
chase. 
ri829 
1829 1 0 15 3-5 
L 
r 1829 
Extent Name of Amount 
purchased. Purchaser. paid. 
1 0 15 3-5 Dharmakirti Biloch- 
choru Perera, Arach- 
chi or 600 
rixdoUara 
PhiHp Anstruther, Esq £13, 23 6d, 
or 575 rix- 
0 11 Dharmakirti Biloch- 
choru Perera, 
Arachchi 
1829 Oil 
Philip Anstruther, 
Esq. 
1810 lOHansimiti Wisentige Francina 
in length, 8 Fernando 
lan?imiti in 
breadth of 4 
share 
1829 do Philip Anstrulher, 
Esq. 
dollars 
£7 lOs, or 100 
rixdoUara 
£8 53 or 110 
rixdoUara 
30 dollars 
' 1829 0 1 23-22 
1829 0 0 23 11 50 
0 1 27 1-5 
0 1 3-56 
0 1 1-96 
1829 
1829 
f 1816 
\ 1819 0 1 1-96 
1^1829 0 1 1-96 
£15 153 or 210 
rixdoUara 
do £4 17s 6d or 65 
rixdoUars 
do £2 123 6d or 35 
rixdoUars 
do £11 5s or 150 do 
do £6 or 80 rixdoUara 
Hondamani Simon 
de Soysa 25 dollars 
Dedimnni Christian 
Fernando 35 dollars 
Philip Anstruther, 
Esq £9 15s or 130 rix- 
doUara 
do £26 5s or 350 do 
0 1 18 1-5 & 
house Dharmakirti Bllochohoru 
Perera Arachchi £11 5s or 150 do 
0 1 18 1-5 & 
house Philip Anstruther, 
Esq ^15 or 200 do 
do £6or80rixdollar3 
do £22 lOs or 300 rix- 
doUara 
do ^6 or 80 do 
do £5 5g or 70 do 
do £14 53 or 190 do 
Welanage Hendrick 
Fernando £18153or250 do 
1830 0 0 28 67 Philip Anstruther, 
Esq £4 17a 6d or 65 do 
rlSie 0 0 29 2-5 1, Mamma Lebbe Uduma 
j Labbe; 2, Mamma Lebba 
J Cader Natcbaj and 3, 
] Sinna Tamby 
I Cayle Marcan 120 rixdoUara 
Philip Anstruther, 
1830 
1829 
1830 
1830 
1830 
1830 
1830 
1830 
1829 
0 14 
0 0 35i 
0 1 28 3 5 
0 0 16-56 
0 0 39 98 
0 0 34 1-5 
0 2 23-72 
1.1831 
1831 
1833 
fl814 
(.1835 
0 0 29 2-5 
1 0 1313 
Egq 
do 
£3 or 40 do 
£15 or 200risdol- 
lars 
£11 5s 
0 0 37-37 do 
1 0 14-30 Pakir PuUe Hadji 
Marikar 325 rixdoUara 
0 0 38 4-5 PhUip Anstruther 
Esq £22 103 
The twenty-seven 
lots, inexteutl4a. 
Or. llisq. perches, 
purchased by Philip 
Anstruther, Esq., 
from different 
owners amount to 
1807 11 0 lU 
Mrs Angela EUza 
Emily Browu 
R3 817-50 or 
£381 15g 
£2,000 
