Page:The Aristocracy of Southern India.djvu/202

160 diaries are largely quoted from, to show what had been his great desire, to provide and maintain an establishment for the accurate record of these observations, as also to communicate to the residents around "the state of my barometer or the approach of bad weather," and he enjoined upon his heirs, "in case I breathe my last before doing so, they should make the Institutions permanent at the cost of my estate." The observatory had originally been well stocked with instruments, but these becoming antiquated, others of much greater value and of recent date have been introduced by his son-in-law and successor Mr. A. V. Nursingarow, who, with the help of a number of well trained native assistants, has so carefully and regularly conducted these observations in the past, that in all subjects, such as temperature, rainfall direction and force of winds, &c., comparison is made with what had been recorded daily in sixteen previous years.

From The Collector's Office, ViZIANAGRAM, Mth August, 1874. My Dear Sir,

I have the pleasure to forward you the Government Order which please return after perusal on the subject of the light to be exhibited from your flag staff tower, and shall feel obliged if you will permit overseer Soobiah Nayudu to proceed with the work.

Believe me, Yours faithfully, (Signed) NOEDMANN, Executive Engineer. A. V. Nursing Eow, Esq. I