a
great deal of heavy work has probably been accomplished ; and the day
when all this work will tell is being brought so much the nearer. But
to the management in England all these dry and uninteresting details
are of much importance. For they enable them to follow every operation
closely, and form a truer notion of the work that is going on ; to
anticipate future requirements in men and material; and to place
themselves in a position to give trustworthy information when required.
With
this explanation to many who, like myself, are deeply interested in our
Indian property, but who, unlike me, have not been able to see it for
themselves, I have done. I can only hope that my little book may
afford them one tithe of the pleasure which the personal inspection of
our properties, and association with those who work for us abroad,
afforded me.
