[THE spelling of place-names in this volume follows broadly that of the Imperial Gazetteer and 1/1,000,000 Survey of India. A few exceptions, such as Haidarabad, Nipal, and Karnatik, will be noted.—ED.] NOTE THE Historical portion of this volume is the work of Sir Verney Lovett, K.C.S.I., M.A., Reader in Indian history at Oxford University, late of the Indian Civil Service. The Economics have been written by Mr. H. R. C. Hailey, I.C.S., C.I.E., C.B.E., mainly from a valuable statistical paper compiled for this book by the late Sir William Meyer, G.C.I.E., K.C.S.I., High Commissioner for India in London and ex-Member of Council and Financial Secretary in India. Full acknowledgment is also due to Dr. J. Coggin Brown, O.B.E., F.G.S., who compiled the material dealing with the minerals of the country. The whole volume has been prepared under the care of Major-General Lord Edward Gleichen. |