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3. The barracks of the European troops and the Sudder Bazaar, &c., occupy
the high ground on the east of Camp ; whilst the Native Infantry Regiment is
cantoned in quarters outside the City walls ; and the Tent Lascars occupy lines
near the Mandai Bazaar, close to the Poona Road. In the middle of the Canton-
ment, though somewhat nearer the City, is the old Fort of Ahmednagar, which
surrendered to the Duke of Wellington—then General Wellesley—on the 12th
August 1803. It now contains the magazine, and barrack and ordnance stores.
But near the main gate are situated the Petty Staff Lines ; whilst the Neutral
Lines face the road passing along the glacis of the fort on the north ; and the
Pensioners' Lines adjoin, but are to windward of the Sudder Bazaar.
4. As the public buildings in Cantonment have been described before, I will
confine my remarks to those points which I think it is desirable to bring to the
notice of Government for such action as may be considered necessary.
5. I will commence with the Cavalry Barracks, occupied at the date of my
inspection by the Head Quarters' Wing of the Queen's Royal Regiment.
6. The married men's quarters are on the right flank, on the north of the
lines. They consist of 4 blocks, 2 in front and 2 in rear, The public road
leading from the Officers' Lines past the Protestant and Roman Catholic churches,
passes between them. The plinths of these buildings are almost level with the
surface of the ground, and the Bhingár Aqueduct passes below the rear one on
the north-west, as will be seen by the accompanying tracing. These are errors
of original construction which cannot now be remedied without great expense.
In numbers 1 and 2 blocks the bath-rooms are placed in a corner of the back
verandah, and the water runs out on to the ground at the back ; and opposite each
quarter is a detached cook-room, immediately in the rear of which, and separated
by a passage of only 3' 6", is the privy ; so that all the privy-air passes out of the
window in its front wall, and must get into the cook-room through the window
which opens immediately opposite that of the privy. These arrangements are very
objectionable. The bath-room should not be under the same roof as the sleeping
room ; a proper drain should be made to carry away the wastage-water, instead
of permitting it to soak into the ground. It might well be allowed to irrigate
a garden ; and the privy and cook-room should not be close together. The
arrangement in the remaining two blocks, where the bath-room is distinct, is
much better, and should be adopted ; but drains are also required here. The
privies attached to the patcheries were clean at the time of my visit.
7. The following is the descriptive return of the barracks :—
Buildings.
N u m b e r .
N u m b e r o f S t o r i e s .
A s p e c t .
Dimensions.
T o t a l S u p e r f i c i a l
A r e a .
T o t a l C u b i c S p a c e .
S u p e r f i c i a l A r e a p e r
M a n .
Cu b i c S p a c e p e r
Man. B y s c a l e , a u t h o r i z e d
t o d a t e , w i l l a c c o m -
modat e.
L e n g t h
B r e a d t h .
H e i g h t .
Barrack... . . .
. . .
1
1
W.
96
24
22
2,304
50,681
88
1,949
26
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
1
7
1
8
1
9
1
10
1
11
1
12
1
There are 12 ground-floor barracks, which have not been built in echelon ;
but those in the rear row are immediately behind the ones in front, with an in-