----------- 191 12 10

BARAMULA TO BOMBAY (1 Month)

Landau and four ekkas, with gratuities and tolls. 13 14 0
Dak bungalows, hotels, &c. 18 5 8
Wages, inclusive of gratuities 6 14 0
Rail, Pindi to Bombay (_via_ Udaipur) 16 17 0
Baggage 5 2 8
Hire of carriages, &c. 1 4 11
---------- 61 18 3
Loss by exchange on cheques. 5 19 7
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Total 476 3 11
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INDEX AND NOTES

ABBOTABAD, A frontier station garrisoned by a mobile force of Gurkhas and
Royal Artillery, whence any descent from the Black Mountain or Chilas
country can be checked. Named after Lieutenant Abbot, who reduced the
neighbourhood to order in 1845-48.
Aden, Occupying a warm corner just outside the straits of Babol-Mandeb;
was the first addition made to the British dominions in the reign of
Queen Victoria, having been taken from the Arabs in 1839.
Agates,
Agra, Rose to importance under the Moguls, becoming their seat of
government after Akbar quitted the city he had built, Fatehpur-Sighri,
until Aurungzeb removed the seat of government to Delhi.
Akbar, The third, and in many ways the greatest, of the six "Great Mogul"
Emperors of India. A warrior first, he consolidated his conquests with
the genius of an enlightened statesman.
Alsu, A small village on the north-west shore of the Wular Lake.
Amar Singh (General Raja Sir Amar Singh, K.C.S.I.), Brother of His
Highness Sir Pratab Singh, G.C.S.I., Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir; is
Vice-President of the States Council and owner of much land in Kashmir,
the prosperity of which he has done much to promote.
Amber, The ancient capital of Jaipur; was built in the eleventh century,
its Rajput rulers being the powerful allies of Chitor during her
struggles against the Mohammedan invasion. The Palace was built by Raja
Maun, _circa_ 1600, in the days of Akbar, whose cousin he was by
marriage ( _comp_. ). Amber was deserted in 1728 by Jey Singh for his
new city of Jaipur.
Amethyst, This stone should be much wo