CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGES
I. Introduction 9-21
II. Parentage 22-33
III. Education 34-42
IV. Career in India 43-54
V. Life as a District Officer 55-73
VI. The North-Western Provinces 74-90
VII. The Lieutenant-Governor 91-118
VIII. Private Life in Government House 119-137
IX. The Land Settlement 138-161
X. Canals of Irrigation 162-169
XI. Public Instruction and General Policy 170-180
XII. The End 181-208
NOTE
The orthograplsy of proper names follow* the system adopted by the Indian Government for the Imperial Gazetteer of India. That system, while adhering to the popular spelling of very well-known places, such as Punjab, Lucknow, &c, employs in all other cases the vowels with the following uniform sounds : —
a, as in woman: á, as in father: i as in pin: í, as in intrigue: o, as in cold: u, as in bull: ú, as in rural: e, as in grey.