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differently planned ; and they thus afford a cubic space of about 34,537 feet and an area
of 2,659 feet. The mean level of the ground along the left flank, taking the surface of the
river when ordinarily full as 0, is 14.07 feet, which on the right is about a foot higher,
being 15.14 ; the ground sinks considerably from the front to the rear, or from south to
north, and naturally so, as it leads in this direction to the river. Thus about 100 feet in
front of the quarter-guard or about 260 from the front line of huts, the level is 22.59;
while about 150 feet behind. the Native officers' houses, or about 200 from the rear line of huts,
it is 10.27. About 140 feet in front of the second right-flank block is the quarter-guard,
having the Native school-room on its right and the cells on its left. These are all well
-built, substantial edifices, on well-raised plinths, and having each a stone floor. The size of
these is as follows :—
(a) Quarter-guards.
(b) Guard-room, 36 х 16 х 14, giving cubic space of 8,064 and an area of 576 square
feet.
(c) Lock-up room, in which prisoners are usually kept, 18 х 16 х 14, giving a cubic
space of 4,312 feet, and an area of 308 square feet.
(d) The cells are each 10 х 10 х 12 feet, which gives 1,200 cubic feet and 100 square
feet. Attached to each cell is a small privy of e х cellent construction.
Ventilation.
3. The arrangements for ventilating all these buildings
appear to be of a very eх cellent kind, while that for the huts
is by the tiled roof only.
4. The average number occupying these has been, since May 1875, about 358.62; but
as many of the huts have only 1. or 2 occupants, while
others have 6, 7, or even at times 9, this does not give a
correct idea of the cubic space and area enjoyed by each. About 3 or 4 huts per
company seem generally to be overcrowded from the presence of relatives and ; but
this is always brought to the notice of the Commanding Officer, and measures taken to pre
-vent it.
5. No bazaar, properly so called, has yet been built near the new lines, but a few
dealers have set up some small temporary buildings in the vi
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cinity and supply a few things ; but the men, for the most part,
still go to the Kirkee bazaar, or even go into the city of Poona, which is now much more
accessible to them by taking the ferry across the river near the Sungum. The villages near
the new lines are—New Kirkee, about ½ mile; Kukus and Wadder, 1 mile; Dugee, Dhonodee,
and Bhosree, 2 miles.
6. The drainage is surface, which, from the rapid fall of the ground to the north towards
the river and from the nature of the ground. which is very rocky,
is very effective.
7. The conservancy for the new lines is that utterly bad and abominable system of a
trench latrine in a field to the north-east of the lines distant
at its nearest point about 300 yards, and at its furthest about
500 yards from, the left flank. In the rains this field becomes almost a lake,and the drainage
of it is almost directly into the river, about 200 yards above the spot, whence all the drinking
water for the lines is drawn. In the dry season the condition of things is a litttle less into-
lerable ; but, even at its best, I consider it a barbarous make-shift ; and 1 have month after
month in my sanitary report e х pressed my objection to it, but without any avail.
8. The water-supply is entirely from the river, and cannot but be very impure, consi
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dering the villages on its banks, their inhabitants, and their
habits. Besides this source of impurity there is the drainago
from the field above described ; and there is a sand-bank, almost e х actly opposite the point
where our men take their drinking water, and which, having been let out to a Native for the
cultivation of melons and cucumbers, was manured by him with human e х crement. This
was to be stopped in future by the Assistant Cantonment Magistrate, should the man's legal
rights not render it inconvenient to forbid it. But I am glad to be able to add that before
very long the Kharakwásla water, which has already reached
the Yerauda Jail, will be laid on, and there will be no more ne
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Space.
Bazaar.
Drainage.
Conservancy.
Water-supply.
Kharakwásla Water.
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