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 * } review. Besides the returfing of the main lawn, the parterre has been laid out as a most attractive rose garden, forming a splendid and appropriate setting for the monument. The  has been freed from a coarse grasses and rank vegetation so as to encourage the spread of dub grass. An electric pumping plant capable of giving a safe hourly yield of 4,500 gallons has been installed in connection with the old well, which has hitherto been quite inadequate for the extent of ground served by it. The yield of the tube being given by the Agricultural Engineer to the Government of the United Provinces as 6,000 gallons per hour, there should be no anxiety as to the supply which, however, will be put to a practical test during the coming summer months. The little grounds at  and  have also received due attention. The obtrusive bricks that aligned the pathways have been relaid flush with their sides. The ground along the newly restored boundary wall has been planted and the hedges properly re-aligned and maintained. At the  improvements during the year comprise the proper re-alignment of all pathways and their demarcation with Mughal bricks laid flush with their sides. Dwarf hedges have been planted to screen elevated masonry water courses, and palms planted to emphasise the outlines of the old enclosure. The earthen mounds flanking the palace steps are now planted with bougainvillea and roses will eventually replace the cannas which are constantly exposed to the ravages of porcupines.
 * } review. Besides the returfing of the main lawn, the parterre has been laid out as a most attractive rose garden, forming a splendid and appropriate setting for the monument. The  has been freed from a coarse grasses and rank vegetation so as to encourage the spread of dub grass. An electric pumping plant capable of giving a safe hourly yield of 4,500 gallons has been installed in connection with the old well, which has hitherto been quite inadequate for the extent of ground served by it. The yield of the tube being given by the Agricultural Engineer to the Government of the United Provinces as 6,000 gallons per hour, there should be no anxiety as to the supply which, however, will be put to a practical test during the coming summer months. The little grounds at  and  have also received due attention. The obtrusive bricks that aligned the pathways have been relaid flush with their sides. The ground along the newly restored boundary wall has been planted and the hedges properly re-aligned and maintained. At the  improvements during the year comprise the proper re-alignment of all pathways and their demarcation with Mughal bricks laid flush with their sides. Dwarf hedges have been planted to screen elevated masonry water courses, and palms planted to emphasise the outlines of the old enclosure. The earthen mounds flanking the palace steps are now planted with bougainvillea and roses will eventually replace the cannas which are constantly exposed to the ravages of porcupines.

  In the Delhi Province the total expenditure incurred on the conservation and maintenance of the monuments amounted to Rs. 23,287 and Rs. 68,596, respectively. Nine works of special repair were undertaken while the majority of the buildings needing attention received annual repairs. One of the most important works undertaken during the year was the clearing of the houses inside and outside of the, which had been acquired during the previous year. Unfortunately some of the tenants have rebuilt their houses very near the mosque and the Deputy Commissioner has been requested to instruct others not to rebuild within a distance of fifty feet of the enclosure. Jungle was removed from the walls of and the roof, broken piers and arches were rebuilt and underpinning was done throughout the building and the passages on either side of the Baoli repaired. Earth and debris were removed from the courtyard of the attached mosque and the original floor exposed (Pl I, a and b). Earth and debris were cleared from the courtyard and the prayer chamber of the, walls are underpinned and the modern fillings removed from doors and windows (Pls. I, c and d; II, a and b). The jambs of arched openings of the were made good, cracks in the domes were filled with cement masonry and the floors of the tombs repaired. Stone lintels were also