E. Allen Smith

{{Short description|British Ceylonese civil servant}}

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Ernest Allen Smith CBE was the 28th Auditor General of Ceylon. He was appointed on 16 February 1946, succeeding Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, and held the office until 2 March 1953. He was succeeded by L. A. Weerasinghe.{{cite web|title=Former Auditor Generals|url=http://www.auditorgeneral.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=88&Itemid=56&lang=en|publisher=auditorgeneral.gov.lk|accessdate=13 December 2013}}

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1946 Birthday Honours.{{London Gazette|issue=37598|supp=y|date=4 June 1946|page=2794}}