Kitiyakara Voralaksana - Royal Duties

Royal Duties

In 1920, he became the Minister of Commerce, according with his well ability of commercial and economics. He established the warehouses or bank for people, saving deposit avoid any dangerous; like thieves, fires, etc. He promoted saving money to the people, and he established the Department of Commerce and statistics management service. He outlined the legal regulation of customs, and updated the revenue and taxation. Then collected all the levy office in the one department, in the control of the ministry. Moreover, he provided alcohols and opiums into a government's monopoly, for preparing to enforce the opium was prohibited later.

In the reign of King Prajadhipok (Rama VII), he became a member of the Supreme Council of State of Siam, with his uncles, and his half-brother, including

• Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse, the Prince Bhanubandhu Vongsevoradej
• Prince Chitcharoen, the Prince Narisara Nuvadtivongs
• Prince Disuankumarn, the Prince Damrong Rajanubhab
• Prince Paripatra Sukhumbhand, the Prince of Nakhon Sawan

Moreover, he also worked as the committee of Siamese Royal Institute. He translated the novel Chandrakumarn Chadok from Pali into Thai version. He created the Pali-Thai-Sanskrit-English Glossary, by used the references from the Pali dictionary of R.C. Childers. Later the Pali Pakorn Association published as the primary edition. But the original had not clearly done. Later, in the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) gave the responsibility of restoring the original edition to Mom Luang Chirayu Nobhavongse, member of the Privy Council, joining with the Maha Mongkut Royal College Foundation. The new edition was established, and has become widely well-known.