GAZETTEEROFSOUTHERN INDIA,THE TBNASSERIM PROVINCES AND SINGAPORE.THE preparation of this work was undertaken in consequence ofthe inconvenience felt from the absence of any compilation comprehending full and accurate descriptions of the provinces subject tothe Government of Madras.Numerous descriptive papers are to be found scattered in variouspublications, some of which the Medical Topographical Eeportsfor example have been prepared at the instance of the Government j but, from the complete absorption of the time of the publicfunctionaries, in their strictly official duties, and the difficulty experienced by private individuals in collecting authentic materials,no attempt has hitherto been made to analyse, dissect, and reviseexisting details, to accumulate additional information, and combinethe whole in one intelligible volume, valuable at once for purposesof reference and studySuch a volume has always appealed to the undersigned a greatdesideratum. They have observed, during a long...

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