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reduced scheme, which by involving a much smaller expendi- 

 ture and a much shorter period of years, would be better suited 

 to the present circumstances. The outlines of this scheme for 

 what may be called a •'Summary Survey" of the Bardic and 

 Historical Literature of Rajputana, were submitted to the 

 Government of India in July, and were warmly endorsed by 

 the Director General of Archaeology. The Scheme was ap- 

 proved, and in August arrangements were concluded by which 

 the Government of India sanctioned a grant of Rs. 6.000 a year 

 for a period of five years with effect from the 1st April, 1917, 

 to be met partly from the reserve at the i lisposal of the Depart- 

 ment of Education and partly from the Archaeological grant, 

 towards the cost of my employment, independently of any 

 contributions which would be made by the Native States of 

 Rajputana. 



The features of the new Scheme for a Summary Survey are 

 briefly as follows. The Survey will leave out of consideration 



the smaller States of Rajputana, and apply to only the six 

 principal States following: Bikaner, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Bundi 

 (including Kota). Jaipur, and Jesahner. Each of these States 

 will be taken up in turn, and a year will be devoted to each of 

 them. During this year, the Editor will have his head-quarters 

 at the capital of the particular State with which he deals at 

 the time, and explore the whole of the district as completely as 

 possible in search for manuscripts, inscriptions and other an- 

 tiquities ; compile a Descriptive Catalogue of the most important 

 bardic and historical manuscripts discovered, and publish some 

 of the most interesting bardic poems relating to that particu- 

 lar State. No histories will be compiled, except in the case of 

 Bikaner, which State will in consequence require two or more 

 years instead of one. In return for the contribution made 

 from the Archaeological fund, the Editor will be expected, 

 within the sphere of his operations, to prepare for the Archaeo- 

 logical Department lists of the monuments in Rajputana, and to 

 search for Sanskrit manuscripts. Rajput paintings, and other 

 antiquities. I n consequence of the new arrangements, the 

 control over the Bardic and Historical Survey is transferred 

 trom the Asiatic Society of Bengal to the Agent to the Governor 

 beneral in Rajputana, but the publication of the results of the 

 survey will be made by the Asiatic Societv of Bengal in a 

 separate section of the " Bibliotheca Indica." 



lfce most encouraging feature of the year has been the 



support 



After intimating 



to the Government of India that they desired to retain my 



Z?Tl° T a P6ri0d of one ^ar, i.e. for the vear 1916-17, m 

 .viarcn they again approached Government in September asking 

 for a further extension of another year and a half. Other 



?££; T n °u Vet been insulted, but in August the Udaipur 

 uaioar, to whom a proposal had been submitted last year, 



