Reminiscences of a Bengal Civilian
Reminiscences of a Bengal Civilian
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The result was as the colonel expected : his lordship was so pleased with the experiment that he sanc- tioned the construction of the road to the plains on the same principle, and directed it to be immediately com- menced.
The ninety convicts continued under Colonel Kennedy's orders, who employed them in constructing a new road to the Govemor-Generars country residence at Mahassoo.
By their aid alone, in the course of a few months, a tunnel was constructed through a hill of almost soHd rock of ...above two hundred feet in length, capable of admitting two horse- men abreast. This, to the best of my knowledge, was the first tunnel ever constructed and opened for traffic in India.
While employed upon its construction and that of the road, no casualty or accident occurred among the convicts, who all enjoyed excellent health, and none escaped from custody.
It appears to me that a system which proved so efficient on a small scale, but which is capable of unlimited extension, might with great advant^e be extended to all tiie rest of India, and that all our convicts, who must amount to about 50,000 men, instead of being, as now, shut up in unprofitable idleness in central or district gaols, might with advantage be employed in opening out great works of irrigation and im- portant lines of road and railway.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The result was as the colonel expected : his lordship was so pleased with the experiment that he sanc- tioned the construction of the road to the plains on the same principle, and directed it to be immediately com- menced.
The ninety convicts continued under Colonel Kennedy's orders, who employed them in constructing a new road to the Govemor-Generars country residence at Mahassoo.
By their aid alone, in the course of a few months, a tunnel was constructed through a hill of almost soHd rock of ...above two hundred feet in length, capable of admitting two horse- men abreast. This, to the best of my knowledge, was the first tunnel ever constructed and opened for traffic in India.
While employed upon its construction and that of the road, no casualty or accident occurred among the convicts, who all enjoyed excellent health, and none escaped from custody.
It appears to me that a system which proved so efficient on a small scale, but which is capable of unlimited extension, might with great advant^e be extended to all tiie rest of India, and that all our convicts, who must amount to about 50,000 men, instead of being, as now, shut up in unprofitable idleness in central or district gaols, might with advantage be employed in opening out great works of irrigation and im- portant lines of road and railway.
What to read after Reminiscences of a Bengal Civilian?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by William Edwards to read onlineMoreLess
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