Excerpt from Report on the River Hugli: With Reference to Its General Physical Conditions, the Changes It Has Undergone, and the Feasibility of Improving It for Navigation Some cross sections of the Hugli, between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour, and a longitudinal section along the navigable channel from Calcutta to the sea, were taken, at my request, in February last, by the river surveyors, under the instructions of Captain Petley, with the object of enabling me to compare the existing state of the river with its condition at previous periods. Captain Petley also supplied me with copies of several charts of the river, and some tidal diagrams and by the courtesy of the Hydrographer, I procured from the Admi ralty copies of Lloyd's charts of the river Hugli of 1836, and the sea-face of the Ganges delta of 1837-40. The drawings accompanying the Report have been made by aid of selections from these documents, which have also proved very valuable for the preparation of the Report. The former reports also on the Hugli and its tributaries, to which I have been able to gain access, have been consulted and references are made to them in the course of the Report. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.