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water from that part of the Cantonment crosses the Sudder Bazar. On the north-
west the boundary passes through the Civil Lines which however are neither
under the Poona Municipality or under the Military authorities, but are simply
under the jurisdiction of the Collector of the district. After which the line meets
the Arsenal road in Cantonment which may be considered the northern boundary
of the bazar whilst on the south the line is also most irregular as the City Limits
are, as it were, dovetailed into it, and the filthy straggling hamlet of Bunghy
Warra intervenes between the Sudder Bazar and the slaughter houses which are
situated just over its southern limits.
6. The area covered by the Sudder Bazar is estimated to amount to 350
acres. It is about 1,233 yards long by about 733 yards broad at its widest part,
and is traversed by four principal roads running nearly in a straight line from
north to south. They are called East street, Main street, Centre street and West
street, besides which there are several thoroughfares of less importance which
have not received names. There are also several streets running from east to
west which form the line of communication with the different Peths of the City
to which they are adjacent. Among such may be mentioned Sucha Peer street
which coming from Nana Peth in the city joins Sepoy Lane which is the direct
road to the N. I. Lines. Another communication would be by Exhibition Lane
and Malcolm Tank Road running from Main street to West street and so over
the Manick nullah into Bhowani Peth, whilst on the south the Sholapur bazar
road leads to the same Peth and the Satara road passing by the Petty Staff
Lines and below the Commissariat Cattle Lines forms the southern boundary.
7. The bazar is thickly built over, but there are some open spaces within
its limits, though these are principally situated on its outskirts, among such may
be mentioned on the north the triangular space in the centre of which Sir
Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy's Fountain has been erected, whilst on the east is the
bazar garden which, though small, is much frequented and is a great boon to the
inhabitants. Towards the south end of East street is the old, disused and,
I must add, badly kept English burial ground whilst on the west is the neglected
and filthy open space round Malcolm tank and along the western boundary
there are bungalows and compounds of residents. On the confines towards Sucha
Peer is an open space where formerly the Tanneries were situated and where
one dhor still remains, opposite which, but within City Limits, is the Roman
Catholic burial ground for Native Christians and further on at the extreme limit of
Sucha Peer is a Mahomedan burial ground which is still used and is the only
burial ground within the bazar. On the other side of the Manick nullah there
are cultivated fields between the thickly populated parts of the City and the
bazar whilst on the north and east are Officers' and residents' houses.
8. The only tanks it is necessary to mention are Ghaseeram's tank opposite
St. Mary's Church which, though not within the Sudder Bazar, exercises an.
influence over it as at present when the water in it is nearly dried up the ex-
posed mud and dying vegetation are beginning to emit a very bad smell.
Besides the above is an unnamed tank formed by an old quarry at the south
end of East street, to which I shall have occasion again to refer whilst speaking
of the water supply.
9. I must say in the outset that all the statistics regarding the Sudder
Bazar are in the most unsatisfactory state, and that no reliable information con-
cerning them is procurable from the records in the office of the Cantonment
Magistrate. Colonel Evezard has, however, been good enough to extract from
the records kept in the office of the Collector of Poona, the following informa-
tion for me, which, however, is very meagre, and not such as in my opinion ought
always to be forthcoming regarding a Cantonment.