. The three presidencies of India: a history of the rise and progress of the British Indian possessions, from the earliest records to the present time. With an account of their government, religion, manners, customs, education, etc., etc. Illustrated by numerous engravings, and a map by Wyld . s single visitation exceeded 5,000,000^. sterling,—asum which would have gone far to avert the calamity from which it arose, had it beenexpended in constructing thoroughfares to connect the interior with the sea-coast, ordistricts where scarcity prevailed with those where human food was to be had inabund
. The three presidencies of India: a history of the rise and progress of the British Indian possessions, from the earliest records to the present time. With an account of their government, religion, manners, customs, education, etc., etc. Illustrated by numerous engravings, and a map by Wyld . s single visitation exceeded 5,000,000^. sterling,—asum which would have gone far to avert the calamity from which it arose, had it beenexpended in constructing thoroughfares to connect the interior with the sea-coast, ordistricts where scarcity prevailed with those where human food was to be had inabundance.—Ea.^t ladian Petition presented to the House of Lords, 1853. ^ Cotton and Commerce of India, p. 114. » Ibid. The road from this extensive district (Cuddapah) to the presidency is in nobetter state. It is, in short, proverbially bad, even among Madras roads ; and thereis one part of it which is hterally used by the Military Board as a trial-ground to test MADRAS ROADS. 359 cruel is, that the Mysore country possesses some most excellent roads,but which are rendered useless as regards communication with themaritime and trading districts, seeing that in the country contiguousto it there are no roads to meet its own, and therefore they are un-available beyond its own AN INDIAN BOAD. Having thus shewn how cruelly the executive have neglected tocarry out the most ordinary construction, or uj^keep of roads andbridges, which however essential to the welfare of a people, do notrealise any immediate and direct return to the coffers of government,it shall be my task to shew how much more has been done in worksproducing an early and certain return. Upwards of forty years have elapsed since the attention of the Bri-tish government was first seriously directed towards the restorationof the canals and tanks of their Mahomedan predecessors. Surveyswere ordered, reports and estimates were sent in, a few experimental the powers of new gun-carriages, which are pronounced s
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