INDIAN MARINE SURVEYS. / 



A. W. Baird, R.E., Superintendent of Tidal and Levelling Opera- 

 tions, visits being paid to False Point, Vizagapatam, Madras, 

 Paumben (where, at Commander Taylor's instance, Mr. Morris 

 Cliapman was deputed to extend his survey three miles to the 

 eastward), Beypur, Karwar, and Bombay. 



Later on, Commander Taylor was enabled to carry out a further 

 inspection of several harbours in company with Colonel Thomason, 

 and Verawal, Seraia, and Cutch Mandvi were visited. In connexion 

 with the Gulf of Cambay a petition signed by upwards of 70 

 native shipowners and shipmasters was submitted to the super- 

 intendent, stating that in consequence of the existing lights being 

 insufficient, and of the imperfect state of the chart, a large number 

 of vessels were either wrecked or damaged every year by sand- 

 banks in the gulf. The petitioners solicited that a thorough 

 examination of the gulf might speedily be made in the interests of 

 navigation ; but owing to the want of a steamer, this could not 

 be taken in hand. 



A pressing request was also addressed to the superintendent to 

 cause a survey of Bankote river mouth to be made, as it had the 

 largest traffic of any of the Konkan rivers, and was at the same 

 time very dangerous. The request was supported by Sir Bichard 

 Temple, the Governor of Bombay ; but as the survey formed no 

 part of the programme of operations sanctioned by the Government 

 of India, it could not then be undertaken. It was, however, 

 thoroughly surveyed by No. 1 Boat party in the following year. 

 An examination of Quilon roadstead was also asked for in the 

 interests of the Scottish India Coffee Company, who had large 

 investments in South Travancore ; but this could not be undertaken 

 till 1883, when it was completed by Lieutenant Pascoe. 



As in the preceding season, surveying had to be carried on in 

 boat parties, under the command of Lieutenant Jarrad and 

 Mr. Morris Chapman. At the request of Sir R. Temple, Governor 

 of Bombay, the port of Jyghur, a harbour of refuge during the 

 S.\Y. monsoon, and its approaches were surveyed on the scale 

 of 6 inches to 1 nautic mile. Although small, the harbour was 

 found to possess many natural advantages, and to be easy of access 

 for vessels of 12 feet draught in all weathers. Lieutenant Jarrad 

 reported there was not much traffic, though at Saichor, about four 

 miles from the entrance, a very large number of pattimars were 

 laid up and repaired during the monsoon. The entrance to the 



