Abstract:
Trife articles contained in these volumes were compiled
before the transfer of the Districts in Eastern Bengal to
a new Province; but footnotes have been added, wherever
possible, to show, statistics for the area of the present
Province of'Bengal, and asterisks have been placed against
the namesj>f places transferred.
Mr. E. A . Gait, C.I.E., drafted the greater portion of the
article on Bengal, which was completed by Mr. C. G. H.
Allen, I.C.S., and Mr. H. F. Howard, I.C.S. Materials for
several sections dealing with technical and special subjects
were supplied by the departments concerned. The minor
.articles and the articles on Divisions, Districts, and places
therein Were likewise written by Messrs. Allen and Howard,
on the basis,' in most cases, of drafts supplied by District
or Political officers, with the addition of notes on Geology
by Mr. P. N. Bose, on Archaeology by Dr. T . Bloch, on
climate by Mr. Little, and on Botany by Lieut.-Colonel
Prain, C.I.E. Most of these articles were also revised
by Mr. Gait. Mr. L. S. S. O ’Malley, I.C.S., who was in
charge o f the work during the revision by the Indian
editor, added later statistics and contributed many valuable
suggestions.
