Not a single animal in the King's establishments gets one- third of the food allowed for it, and charged for; not a building is erected or repaired at less than three times the actual outlay, two- thirds at least of the money charged going to the superintendent and his patrons.
_December_ 23, 1849 .-- Halted at Sultanpoor, which is one of the healthiest stations in India, on the right bank of the Goomtee river, upon a dry soil, among deep ravines, which drain off the water rapidly.

The bungalows are on the verge, looking down into the river, upon the level patches of land, dividing the ravines.

The water in the wells is some fifty feet below the surface, on a level with the stream below.

There are no groves within a mile of the cantonments; and no lakes, marshes, or jungles within a great many; and the single trees in and near the cantonments are few.

The gardens are small and few; and the water is sparingly used in irrigating them, as the expense of drawing it is very great.
There is another good site for a cantonment at Chandour, some twelve miles up the river, on the opposite bank, and looking down upon the stream, from the verge, in the same manner.