Report On The Administration Of The Punjab And Its Dependencies For 1878-79

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1128 PUNJAB ADMINISTRATION REPORT. [ 1878-79.

2out in constructing landing stages, boat-bridges, and other minor works

3and improvements for the convenience of the troops passing by this

4route to Afghanistan.

5324. The reconstruction of the quarters of the Native Officers in Fort

6Dalipgarh in the Bannu District,on which considerable progress had

7been made during the past year, were completed. The subsidiary

8quarters for the accommodation of the hospital in the ravelin of the

9fort were also completed, on a plan which relieved the hospital from the

10crowding and objectionable sanitary conditions which previousiy existed.

11$25. The brick lining of the artesian boring at the outpost of

12Sabzilkakot was completed; this portion of the well is 222 feet deep,

13and at this depth the boring commences. With a 94-inch iron

14tube, which was carried down to a total depth of 400 feet below the

15surface, a 7-inch tube continued the bore to 520 feet, and during the pre-

16sent year the bore has been continued with a 5-inch tube, which has

17reached adepth of 576 feet, being 26 feet short of the maximum depth

18it was proposed to sink. Owing to the failure of the apparatus, the work

19was at thisstage brought to a close.

20826. Civil Buildings. —Imperial,—The subsidiary accommodation for

21the Post Office at Dera Ghazi Khan, which had been destroyed during

22the floods of August 1878, was in process of construction, and

23other minor works were constructed in various localities. The

24new Telegraph Office at Amballa, which was well advanced last year,

25was completed. ‘The new signallers’ quarters were also completed,

26and handed over to the Telegraph Department in August 1878.

27A commencement was imade on the subsidiary buildings; at the

28request of the Telegraph Department, the back verandah of the signalling

29room was enclosed with glazed doors to the openings. The approaches

30to these two buildings were metalled, and the enclosure walls completed.

31Good progress was made with the construction of the quarters for

32signallers and out-houses for the Simla Telegraph Office.

33$27. Provincial.—A strong room for the Simla Treasury, adjacent to

34the Deputy Commissioner’s Kutcherry, was in progress, and the roof

35of the Deputy Commissioner’s Court-house at Simla had a new shingle

36covering completed.

37The following additions and alterations were made to the new,

38Court-house at Amritsar, which was completed and made over to the