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history and literature of this State, which means a period of 

 time certainly outreaching the five years for which the present 



techeme is made and a grant is asked from the Government of 



India. At the end of each year a detailed report, giving an 

 account of the progress of the Survey as well as annual balance 

 eto., will be submitted to the Government and copies sent of 

 aU publications made during the year. The building for the 

 office will be freely given by the Jodhpur Darbar. The editor 

 and local superintendent should be given the use of service 

 stamps and letter paper for his office correspondence, the send- 

 ing of books etc., and the privilege should be extended also to 

 the two travelling agents in the searching department. Put- 

 ting down Rs. 36 (Rs. 3 a month), as the annual cost of office 

 ^i 1 !?' ^eluding registers, foolscap-paper, ink, etc., and 

 Ks. 48 (Rs. 4 a month; as the cost of stamps and letter-paper, 

 the figures in the editing and local superintending department 



would be the following: 



Rs. 



Stipend of the editor and local superintendent 6,000 



>» ;, first assistant .. .. '(J00 



»> ,, second assistant .. .. 420 



Office stationery . . 3g 



Service stamps and letter-paper . . ,. 48 



Total Rs. .. 7.104 



The Searching Department. 



As remarked above, the search is to be carried on first by 

 sending round two travelling agents, a Bhata and a Carana, 

 and then by the editor and local superintendent visiting 

 himself the places, which are so rich in materials or so impor- 

 tant as to require it. The search will be carried on in this way. 

 JJirat a circular letter from the Mehkma Khas will be sent to 



if u hief autQorit y in tne villages that are to be visited, 

 whether he be a Hakim or a Jagirdar, informing him that an 

 oracer of the Bardic and Historical Survey will pay him a 

 visit on such and such a day and enjoining him to have 

 previous enquiries made as to who are the Caranas, Bhatas, 

 tjancolis, Sevagas etc., living under his jurisdiction and see 

 that all these people are found in the village on that day. 

 Much cannot be expected from this circular letter, but it will 

 serve at least to prepare the ground for the visit of the 

 travelling man, and if any enquiry at all is made, it will be so 

 much gaining of time. About eight or ten days after the 

 circular letter, the Bhata shall visit the place, and, if notuing 

 has been done, shall have enquiries made immediately, see all 

 private collections of manuscripts, with the exception of those 

 with the Caranas, make a rough list of the manuscripts in each 



