'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from January 1847 to May 1849. Edited by the Secretary. Volume VIII.' [‎3] (18/496)

the first instance, be directed to extracting and rendering it available for reference;
these duties, which have already commenced, will continue for a long period to
claim a large share of the time and attention of the Department, but the results
will be imperfect unless by the co-operation of our Governments in India in col
lecting and transmiting Statistical information we are enabled to remedy the de
fects, correct the inaccuracies, and as the condition and circumstances of all coun
tries are in many respects constantly varying, to note the changes which time or
other causes may produce.
“4. We do not doubt that our servants will cheerfully afford their assistance
for these purposes, and as the aid which they may render in this respect is not
intended, and must not be permitted, to interfere in any degree with their ordina
ry duties, no detriment will arise to the public Service, but on the contrary much
advantage may be expected from the transmission home of such information as to
local details which so many of our servants cannot fail to possess.
11 5. Information will be most desirable on such subjects as the following :
Land.— Area. Geological structure. Natural aspect. Soil. Atmosphere and
Climate. Productions. Modes of cultivation. Prices of principal products.
Tenure and occupation. Modes and rate of Assessment. Labor employed, and its
remuneration.
“Water.— Navigable Pivers. Description of. Length of. How far naviga
ble. Vessels employed on them.
“ Lakes.— Description and situation.
“ Canals.— Their purposes. Length and depth. Vessels employed on them.
Cost and return on the outlay. Wells and Tanks. Means of irrigation in each
district. Harbours, and Shipping frequenting them.
“ Cities.— Towns and Villages. Situation and general description. Number
of houses, and whether Puckha or Kutcha.
“ Population. —Numbers of people of different descriptions. Employment.
Languages, Condition, Health, and Disease. Ditto of Troops especially—with
presumed causes of healthy or diseased state, and the treatment (not strictly me
dical) found to be useful.
“ Wealth. —Education, and method of pursuing it. Charitable Institutions,
not Educational. State of litigation and of crime. Police, number, remuneration,
and efficiency.
“ Commerce.— Manufactures. Capital employed. Imports and Exports from
official sources. Exchange. Weights and Measures. Coins, Banking operations,
Lending and borrowing. Modes of transit and communication. By Land, by
Water. Impediments and their duration. Fords, Ferries and Bridges. Postal
arrangements. Taxation. Sources of Revenue, and produce of each Tax. Mode
of Collection. Number in Sebundy or other Corps engaged in collecting Revenue.
History, and Antiquities, facts illustrative of early or more recent history, and of
changes, Political or Agricultural, Public Buildings.