Claim: The Kandy Town Hall is located in another city near Kandy and was constructed for a different municipal council, which is the Matale Municipal Council.
Evidence: Kandy The building known as the Dunuwille Walawwe was acquired by the Municipal Council in 1870 at a court sanctioned auction, conducted to settle the "Death Duty" (Estate Tax) on the estate of Deputy Queen's Advocate, James Alexander Dunuwille (1821–1866). It was initially used as the city's Town Hall.