1919.} Bardic and Histl. Survey of Rajputana. 9 
refused to pay for this fasciculus, the Press bills had to be 
debited to the Bibliotheca Indica fund with the Asiatic Society 
three States which on eT of their connection with Ratana 
Singha, the hero of the poem, are especially interested in the 
publication. The two aie fasciculi of the Descriptive Cata- 
logue, dealing as they do with manuscripts found in Bikaner, 
are printed at the expense of, the Bikaner Darbar 
7 Under the new arrangement, all the publications of the 
Survey are made by the Asiatic Society of Bengal in a Rags 
section of the Bibliotheca Indica. The cost of printing, etc., 
charged to the particular Darbar concerned, and only in cases 
when the latter disclaim the obligation, is met from the Biblio- 
theca Indica fund. But there are good reasons for believing 
that the case of the Jodbpur Darbar will not be repeated, 
and the fact of the Darbars of Ratlam, Sitamau, and Sailana 
coming spontaneously forward to bear the cost of printing the 
Vacanika merely from the idealistic motive of the connection 
of their families with Ratana Singha, is a sign which clearly 
indicates that the Survey has kindled some interest in the 
Rajput States, in spite of any strange things that may happen 
in Jodhpur 
EXPLORATION. 
As the full Report on the results of my touring will be 
published by the Archaeological Survey of India, in a separate 
volume, when completed, it will be sufficient for me here to 
give a brief notice only of such discoveries as directly interest 
the full ae (1) Sobhisara (Jan. 1 ith), Bhakhala, Mera- 
sara, sr (Jan. 12th), Pagala (Jan. 13th-14th), Ramasara 
(Jan. 5th), Bhavanipuro, yet (Jan. 16th), Kahuni 
(Jan. ee (2) Sujanagadha, Madetd (Jan. 21st), Gopala- 
puro (Jan. 22nd), Vidasara, Caravasa (Jan. 23rd), Chapara 
(Jan. 24th); (3) Piirabadesara (March 4th), Palla, Kalasara 
(March 4th-5th); (4) Bhatanéra or Hanumanagadha (March 
25th-26th) ; (5) Siratagadha (April 3rd, Dec. 28th-29th), Ran- 
gamahal (April 3rd), Manikatheri (April 4th), Vadopala (April 
4th, Dec. 29th), Kali Vang ig 4th- aad (6) Ratanagadha 
(July 31st), Ladhasara (Augus st), Khangara, Gaurisara, Jalet 
(August 2nd) : (7 ) Vee (August 14th), Scinceakie (August 
15th); (8) ene (Nov. llth); (9) Vikasara, Roréd, Kavali- 
sara (Dec. 20th), See (Dec. 22nd), Bhadalo, Pci (Dec. 
23rd), Kudast (Dec. 2 4th). 
In spite of the fact that Bikaner is perhaps the poorest 
