'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.' [‎116] (281/524)

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RECENT TOUR ROUND THE NORTHERN
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23. I found that every detail I had received of the country to | )e
traversed was quite erroneous. The distance to he gone over proved
to be at least double what it was assumed to be. Some precaution
became necessary to prevent delay. At one time I was entertainin
23 ponies on the right and 20 mules on the left bank, besides a Wla 5
24. The cost of the journey properly falling on Government, is as
Travelling in February 1803 Rs. 287 1 4 P er Margin j
Travelling in March, money presents inclusive.. ,, 712 10 10 °f this the
Total.... Rs. 999 12 2 trav elling ex-
■n i # penses f 0 r
tebruary were submitted in the accounts of 28th February tl 1
lance will be drawn for on 31st March. ‘ ’ 6 a "
25. The journey was of course exceptional, consisting of forced
marches and extraordinary travelling expenses ; to defray these 1
the usual method of travelling allowance seemed to me to be unfair [
resolved therefore to perform the journey as cheaply as was practicable
and charge the amount fairly falling on Government as a special charge’.
is agreeable to add that this amount is less than that which would
tr " ellin S *"'» mmlied .1
ShS”' f *;', Ch “ b Chirf ' f- these dishmee«.«„ts‘from m“
lo&hakhana also I have to ask sanction. ^
tl»e is “r„r h “ W " l ° °” “ tl« truth, th.t
tuere is no way of gaining a useable knowledge of these countries bm
t. J yourself .„d see the,,, ,„d wort y o Uf ^ • ‘
he.d.fthrre,sL i GuinL“r?„, i Z“ 1 “Th'' k kfi m i ,P 1““
by aon;.
' f 0n the , tlrae we were actually on the march. The direction of our
P “of of™‘il d ' il? ,“ d fm W '» ^ is independent
traced apart Zn Zj eh,Tth,"“iir lhe “ 1 “' l “ tiol “ ,1 “ t • ’'“'""'gl'
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Lewis Felly, Lieut. Colonel,
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