MANUAL OF THE NILAGIKT Dr STRICT, 23 



For a single person, per day ... 



Do. do. for part of a day 



For a family, per day 



Do. for part of a day 



For a horse-stable — charges, per day 



ChuUrums or Native Rest Houses. — There are sixteen chuttrums Chuttnms. 

 in the district ; of these twelve are under the Local Fund Board, 

 three under the Municipalities, and one is still retained by Govern- 

 ment. There are also one or two private chuttrums, the best 

 of which is on the new Coonoor Ghdt, about four miles from the 

 top of the Pass, built by a trader, Nanjappa Eow. 



This chuttrum is situated near the fifth milestone on the road — Ellanhalli. 

 from Ootacamand to Coonoor. It is a large building, 50'x25', 

 and can accommodate about fifty travellers. It is much used, 

 especially by travellers posting relays. The space is undivided, 

 except on the left, which is divided off and forms a room. 



This is a small building immediately behind the toll-gate at — Craigmore. 

 Craigmore. It measures 15' X 12'. 



This is a small building on the old road from Coonoor to — Arvenkid. 

 Ootacamand, about four miles from the former station. 



The building is 54' X 24'. It has a reserve space for those — Kdtagiri. 

 who bring goods for sale to the market, of 90' X 60', including 

 the ground occupied by the chuttrum. The interior is not divided 

 into compartments, and may accommodate about sixty people. 



This chuttrum is about seven miles from Ootacamand, on the — Nanjandid. 

 road to the Avalanche Bungalow. It is 39' long by 37' wide, 

 and is in three compartments, each 10^' X 24', with a verandah 

 in front. It can accommodate about thirty people. 



This is a building 53' X 25'. It contains two small rooms. — Paikare. 

 The main room can accommodate about thirty-three travellers. 

 It is ten miles from Ootacamand by the old and tw^elve miles by 

 the new road. 



This chuttrum is of the same size as the one at Paikare. It is — Neduwat- 

 twenty -two miles from Ootacamand by the new road and seven- 

 teen by the old. 



This chuttrum was built by the late Mr. Ouchterlony. It con Ouchter- 



sists of a room 20' X 12', and may be able to accommodate ^"^^^ ^' 

 about ten people at a time. The cooly class use this chuttrum. 

 It is five miles from Ootacamand on the old road. 



This chuttrum is about eleven miles down the ghdt by the new — Burliar. 

 and six miles by the old road. It is 45' X 2G', and is divided 

 into two compartments, 18' X 16'. 



