February, 1916.] . Annual Report. xxi 



the Proceedings of the Society. The first instalment of the 

 notices, which is already in type, is preceded by an introduction 

 by the Offieer-in-charge, containing short descriptions of the 

 various libraries visited by the Maulavi. 



As a preliminary step towards the compilation of a catalogue 

 raisonne, the second Travelling Maulavi has been principally 

 engaged in arranging and classifying the MSS. already acquired 

 by the Society for Government. An additional Travelling 

 Maulavi was appointed in June last, and was directed to prepare 

 a Hand-list of the Government of India collection under the 

 supervision of the Officer -in-charge. The Hand-list of the first 

 collection (1903-07) is nearly complete, and will be sent to the 

 press shortly. 



Bardic Chronicles. 



In this field, the precarious situation created by the scarcity 

 of funds and want of local support have largely handicapped 

 research work and prevented the publication of the materials 

 prepared. Dr. Tessitori started the regular work of the Survey at 

 Jodhpur from the 1st of January, in accordance with the sugges- 

 tions made in his scheme published in the Society's Journal for 

 December 1914, the Society guaranteeing him Rs. 1,000 to meet 

 expenses during the first three months, pending the sanction of 

 the necessary grant, which had been asked from the Government 

 of India. For three months he was able to carry on his work 

 without any serious hindrance, but in the beginning of April 

 an unexpected difficulty arose, the Jodhpur Durbar suddenly 



changing their attitude, and refusing him their support, without 



which it is impossible to do any effective work in a country like 

 Rajputana. Conditions were made even worse by the reply 

 received from the Government of India in June, in which the 

 Government of India stated that they were unable to guarantee 

 any expenditure beyond the grant of Rs. 6,000 which they had 

 sanctioned for Dr. Tessitori' s pay, and suggested that the 

 Rajputana States might consent to assist in the undertaking. 

 The only immediate way out of the difficulty seemed to be for 

 the Jodhpur Durbar to take upon themselves the expendi- 

 ture involved in a work from which they would be the first to 

 profit. The Agent to the Governor General in Rajputana tried to 



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researches to be made, except by the Tawarikh Mehkma of the 

 State. The disappointment was a bitter one, as Jodhpur was 

 the State in Rajputana from which the largest help had been 

 expected. 



It then became necessary to try and make arrangements with 

 some other State. An offer was made to Udaipur, for which 

 State Dr. Tessitori prepared a new scheme, on a reduced scale. 

 But before a renlv was received H.H. the Maharaja, nf TUkano*. 



