Central Provinces District Gazetteers Raipur District

Author : Central Provinces
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266429807
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book Central Provinces District Gazetteers written by Central Provinces and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Central Provinces District Gazetteers: Raipur District The printed reports used in the compilation of this volume are the Settlement Reports of Mr. F.k Hewitt (1869) and Mr. L. S. Carey (1891) and Mr. J. R. Scott's Report on the Zamindari Estates The greater portion of Chapters I, III, V, VI and VII has been written by Mr. Russell, i.c.s. The article on Geology has been contributed by Mr. Vreden burg of the Geological Survey. Mr. Lowrie of the Forest Department has written on Botany and Wild Animals, and the Chapter on Forests has also been compiled from notes supplied by him. The Chapters on Agriculture and Land Revenue Administration have been contributed by Mr. Hemingway, Settlement Officer, Mr. Adams supplying a note on Government irrigation the former chapter has been read by Mr. Clouston, Deputy Director of Agriculture, and the latter by Mr. Montgomerie, Commissioner of Settle ments. The Chapter on General Administration and the section on Minerals have been supplied by Mr. Mayes, Deputy Commissioner. The note on the material condition of the people has been written by Mr Napier, late Deputy Commissioner of the District. Articles on the Leading F ami lies and the Zamindaris have been submitted by Mr. Ley, i.c.s. The History Chapter and note on Castes are mainly the work of Mr. Hira La], Assistant Superintendent of Gazetteer. The description of Chhattisgarhi has been taken from Dr. Grierson's Volume on Eastern Hindi in the Lin guistic Survey. The Whole book has been read in proof by Mr. Mayes, Deputy Commissioner and by Mr. Gordon, Assist ant Commissioner. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.