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U der this head the expenditure during the year was :—
New Works *•<» .
Additions and alterations to existing buildings
Repairs
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Colleges.
The principal works undertaken or carried out were the following
students’ Hostel in connection with the Grant Medical College, Bombay. —This building,
. “ £ orms three sides of a quadrangle, consists of three storeys with front and rear verandah s
1 will afford accommodation for 240 students, 2 Tutors and 6 Fellows besides having a
wr W common Toom 0 n each floor. Cook rooms and dining rooms are provided in separate
K'klino’s at the rear of the Hostel for Brahman, Hindu and Mahomedan students. A two-
toried^b nil ding, containing 24 servants’ quarters, has also been provided at the rear of the
Hostel.
Lecture Theatre in connection with the G. M. College, Bombay new Lecture
Theatre consists of two floors. The ground floor contains rooms for the Professors of Anatomy
nd Physiology, students’ rooms and a large hall to accommodate 500 students. The first
floor contains a Professor’s waiting room, and various subsidiary rooms. The building is
provided with a handsome porch and is connected by a covered way to the Anatomy School.
Bhysics Class room in connection with the Grant Medical College, Bombay. —In the
practical Physics Class room of this College, benches, a Lecture Rostrum, Demonstration Tables,
-’ane-seated stools, black boards, etc., were provided, gas and water fittings were supplied and
the drainage arrangements Were completed.
Veterinary College at Parel. —-This College, which is a model of its kind, was opened by
the Honourable Mr. J. L. Jenkins, C.S.I., I. C. S., Member of Council. It contains a museum
room, a Lecture Theatre, Principal’s room, Library, Clas$ rooms, Chemical Laboratory, etc. In
connection with this College, a Students’ Hostel, with outhouses, has been provided, which gives
accommodation to 76 students and contains a large common room.
Chemical Laboratory, Wilson College, at Chaupdti, Bombay (Deposit contribution).—As
the accommodation in the Chemical Laboratory was found to be inadequate to the require
ments of the College an addition was made on the east side. The extended portion,. which
has been provided with all the latest improvements in the way of Laboratory fittings, is well
ventilated and lighted and is provided with tile-floors.
Addin/] a floor to the Main Building of the Wilson College at ChaupdU, Bombay (Deposit
contribution^. -To provide increased accommodation an extra storey was added throughout the
length of the buildings. That is to say, a second floor was constructed over the class rooms on
both sides, and a third floor over the Superintendent’s quarters in the centre. A gallery was also
provided on the 2nd floor in the Examination Hall. The appearance of the bailding remains
practically unaltered with the exception that the central turret has been removed.
College of Science, Poona.—k two-storied block was added to the south-east corner of the
main buildings. This block, which is in keeping with the existing building, contains a private
Laboratory, a preparation room and a Physical Lecture Hall on the ground floor, aad a Private
room and a room for Physical apparatus on the first fl^or.
New Chemistry and Geology Building, Poona —This is a double-storied building with
a Practical Chemistry Hall, a Geological Museum and Balance room on the ground floor, and
a Geological Laboratory on the first floor.
Agricultu al College and Research Institute Buildings, The main building
consists of two storeys, of which the ground floor contains a large Entrance a , t e^ yco o & y
Department with Lecture Theatre, Laboratory and Professor’s room and the V etermary
Department with its Lecture Theatre, Laboratory and Museum. On the first floor is the
Entomology Section with Lecture Theatre, Laboratory, etc., the Botany Department with
its Laboratory and Herbarium and the General Library.
Chemistry Building, Poo/m.—This is a two-storied building. On the ground floor are the
Lecture Theatre, General Laboratory, Balance room, Distillation room, and Professor s Lavatory.
The first floor contains a Specimen room, Physics room, Assistant Professor s room an a 01 a
lory and a Laboratory for Quantitative Analysis with Balance room attached.
Under this head the expenditure during the year was :—
New Works ... •••
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs
b 1023-14)
Rs,
... 2,32,584)
... 37,879
12,410
Total ... 2,82,873
Sclioo! $