3'
It is right, however, to mention, that as there is no vane or weather-cock at;
the hospital, or, indeed, in. Ahmedabad, the above return cannot be considered:
reliable ; although it may, perhaps, serve to show approximately the points of the
compass from. which the wind. most frequently blows.
7. The' annual mean temperature' of the air during the same period was the
high one—Fah. 81°96', and the following table shows the average maximum,
minimum, and- mean temperature' during each month of the year:—
ta'
4
0
F.
41
4
A
–
L
' '`A
g'
0
•-•J
S
0
g.,,
0
-<d
.-"'
F
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v
co
g
.2 0
4E;
0
g 0
”c1
§
o
'4
‘.0
E , c3
a)
A
-
c,
Majcifianin• ..
Minimum ...
Mean
...
, . .
80'3
61 .05
69 .26
87'44.
63.44
. 74 '11.
96'33
68.92
82'21
101 .88
79-94.
8919
/04 •78
81'36'
92-21`1
02 .21'
81 .91'
89.91
95 .62:
78'1'6
84 .41'
92 .38
73 .69
82 .21:
93'34
73.84
84.32
93.33
74 '19,
84 .03
88'23
67 . 66
73'33
82'14
62 .20
73'04
104.84
58.65
81.9(3
8. The accompanying tracing of a mapin: Mr. Hope's Book on the' "Architec--
ture of Ahmedabad. ," gives the outline of the city and its environs. It extends
along the bank of the river for a distance of about a mile and three-quarters,
and stretches from it from west to east for rather more than a mile. The cir-
cumference of the walls is estimated to be nearly five miles and three-quarters,
The city is approached through the following gates :—On the west, towards the
river, at the southern extremity of the town, the Khanjia Gate leads down to the
stream, and the Ellis Bridge crosses it below the Manick Burj—a bastion from
which water is drawn for the supply of, the prisoners in the jail. Higher up is:
the Khnnpur Gate, from which there is a constant stream of inhabitants, who
painfully toil across the heavy sand to fill their water' t essels ; whilst on the north,
commencing from the' side nearest the river,. is the Shiihpur Gate, the Delhi Gate
leading to the military cantonment 22 miles distant, the Duriapur Gate, and, as
the walls round towards the east, the Premabhai Gate. On the east are the Kalupur;
the Punch Koowa,. and Sarungpur Gates ; whilst on the south the city is
approached through the Raipur, the Astoria, and the Ja,malpur Gates. The view
obtained from the top of the Juma Musjid is particularly striking, and shows
that, especially on the western and southern sides, there is a luxuriant growth of
trees within the city, whilst the densely populated parts of the town are to-
wards the north and east.
9., The surface of the country outside the walls is well wooded, but much:
broken up and uneven, on account of its having, during the period of Mahomedan.
rule, been occupiad by hamlets, or pooras; in which the Hindu population lived ; as
only Mussulmans were permitted to' reside within the city. These villages have
now disappeared, but the brick foundations of the houses are frequently met
with. Cultivated fields, enclosed with hedges'of prickly-pear and milk bush, extend.
all-round_ the town on the north-east and south, in: which cotton, bAjri and other
crops. are grown ;. but the immediate neighbourhood of the city is thickly studded
with ruined mosques,. durgas, and tombs, in different *stages of decay; whilst on the
south-east, and about a mile from the Raiput Gates, is a very large tank, called.
the Kakria Tal‘ao, which is built with stone walls at the sides, but has an unpaved
bottom, and is, comparatively speaking, nearly empty. The area included by it is
estimated at 72 acres. There are also other large tanks within two or three
miles. of the walls.
10. The Municipality of Ahmedabad was constituted a City Municipality in
November 1874, and. has jurisdiction not only over the city, but also over the