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FROM Pandit Madho Sarup Vats, M.A. t

SUPERINTENDENT, ARCHlEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA,

NORTHERN CmcLE, AGBA,

To Tmi: Director General of Archaeology in India t

New lJelhi.

Dated Agra, ft

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Subject.

Chhota Chattar Manzil,Lucknow. ----------

Sir,

I have the honour to submit, herewith, copy of a letter

No. 1118 14S_, dated the 12th August 1941, from the ~cretary 136 145-1941

to the Government of the United Provinces to this office together

wi th a copy of the letter and plans referre d to therein. 'Y

According to the conditions under which Chotta Chattar

Manzil was transferred to the Local Government for purposes of

maintenance and use it was incumbent on them to obtain sanction :h

for the constructions in question before executing them. The

present request of the Government amounts to asking for a post

facto s~nction. Constructions like the addition of a balcony

consisting of a reinforced brickslab on toe ground floor,

materially altering the features of the build1~ would not have

been agreed to if we had been consulted previously. I shall

be grateful if you will kindly favour me with your advice in the

matter. ",L°he plans may kindly be returned with your reply.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

1JU~d SU;intendent.

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from t.he ~ecretary to Government,un1ted Provinces, Public Norks Depart.ment., Lucknow, to the Superintendent.,Archaeological survey, Northern Gircle,Agra.

-----------Subject:- Chhota Chattar Manzil, Lucknow.

I am directed to forward a copy of a letter No. 2021, dated

June 16, 1941, from the Director of Agriculture, United Provinces,

together with two plans and to request that sanction may kindly

be accorded to the additions and alterations made by that

officer ~o the building mentioned above.

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~opy of letter No. 2021, dated June 16, 194i, from the Director of Agriculture, united Provinces, to the secretary to Government, United Provinces, Lucknow.

------------~ubject:- Transfer of certain central archaeological monuments

in United Provinces to the Local Government for purposes of maintenance and use.

-----.. I have the honour to invite a reference to the Public Works

Department G.O. No. 1279M/44;5-1921, dated June 15, 1925 , forward­i05 a copy of the Government of India,Department of Education, Health and Lands letter No. 1100 Edn., dated May 18, . 1925,on the above subject, and this office letter No. 5108/1-328, dated June 25, 1925, agreeing to the occupation of part of the Chhota Chhattar Manzil Lucknow as my office on the conditions laid down in the above mentioned G.G.O. and to state that up till now no additions and alterations have, from my point of view, been made to impair the archaeological features of the building. But, as Government are aware, sime we occupied the building, there has been a lot of expansion in the department resulting in an in­crease in the number of officers stationed at my headquarters and in the staff of the office, requiring greater seating accommoda­tion.

AS no other building nearby was available the following means have been adopted to meet the emergency :-

(1) A.R.B. roof between the ground floor and main roof in the verandah of the building has been made.

(2) A.H.B. roof or say a Balcony in a portion of the hall between the ground floor and the main roof,has been made.

(3) Two doors have been fixed in a wall on the southern side of · the building, in the panels.

(4) A plank roof has bee~ made between the ground floor and the main roof in the room in the southern side of the building with a partition wall to ' divide the room in two parts.

In the opinion of the aud! tor.s from the ACCOuntant General's office tnese additions and alterations, temporary though th~y are, should have the approval of Government or the Archaeological Department.

~o meet the audit objection I request that Government will be pleased to give their formal approval to the above addi~ions and a·lterations.

'J.'he cost of tnese was me t out of the budget of this Department.

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Chhota Chha ttar Manzil , Lucknow.

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' tit . 22nd Sep t ember 1941, I have the honour to request that you

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No. 30-2988, d a ted 29th August 1941, as I am going to Lucknow

to i nspect the lu iid ing referred to above on my way back from

Samath.

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Pandit lladho Sarup Vats, M.A., SUPERINTENDENT, ARCH...EOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA,

NORTHERN CmCLE, AG~

Tm: Director General of Archaeology in India,

New Delhi.

31-doctober 1941.

Subject.

Chhota Cbhatar Manzil at Lucknow - Unauthorised add! UtIlS and alterations to -.

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With reference to your letter No. 15-DI7/41-7489, dated the

22nd September, 1941 on the subject noted above, I have the

honour to state that the additions and alterations as shown in

the two plans received from the Secretary to the Government of

United PrOVinces, Public Works Department with his letter

No. ~':!~94l' dated the 12th August, 1941, have been

inspected by me ¥~, on the 18th October, 1941. I have only

to add to the details of alterations ccmnunicated by the

Director of Agriculture, United PrOVinces (vide his letter

No. 2021, dated the 16th June, 1941, to the Secretary to the

Government of United PrOVinces, Lucknow) that on the first

floor four glazed windows (3 on the south and 1 on the east),

the wooden partition separating the verandah into two parts and

two clerestorey windows as indicated in the plan of the first

floor should also have been added to the list of alterations

made.

2. On inspection I find that practically all -the roofs in

the various storeys of the building are modern, built as they

are of Jack arches carried on rolled steel JOists. The walls

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walls and t.he facade are ancient, t.he roof and the ~it~ings (the

farmer generally) have been freely adapted ta the present

utilitarian purposes. In view" of s-ueh' alt.erat.ims made many

years ago I do not think there is 'any particular reason for our

not according sanction to ' the alteratrons which have now been

made and communicated. For one thing the 'alterati ons' No.l. to 4

in the Director of Agriculture, United Provinces' letter referred

to above are all contiguous' am except Nos.~ and 3 do not show

on the outside, but these too do' not appear' to be conspicu.ous.

The a1terations made in the second ' storey as 'already described

above are in the nature of temporary fittings t.o which no

exception need be taken.

Tne plans received with your letter No~ ~5Dn /41-1870,

dated 8th October, 1941 are retur'ned herewith.

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dated tne 13th _:)ve:;.bor, 1341, together with a capy af lettor ITo :7037/

VI':I-lJO, dated tne 7tr. November, 1941, from tho J.Jirectcr oft\.:::;r:'c1 ltur

Uni tf')~ .. rc ill .. ('>os, Luckr:c"l, to the Secretary to i}ovcorn"'1ent, Pni ted-

Provir.c loS, Public -lorks Deyartment, Luckncw~. and three bIt) ?rints, I

have tne honour to s tAte that tne ope-- ~rg of tne ne'N windcws ir: the

~I ~b~ve builci' ng will ~iter tho original foatures of the bui.lClings to

, ~vt'hQ pxt~pt they are permitted. " full rAport on the prQsqnt o0~<'it1cn 'Y-~ IOf "tne buil~ing was su-brr.i ttc-d to ycu with It .. y letter l?C: :30-43'2, dAte/d

t.~ 3..Lst Oct., 1341. In view of the fAct that alteraticns to slJit the

reouiroments .af various officcos housed in the Chhota ChhAttAr Manzil

have sa far bf'len froely permittp.d, it is for orders 1',hether p~rrr.issicn

for open";:r..; wir"Jdc'JS now asked for ALd alterations s 'lCh as may lJe ;:ro-

~)osod from ti.::-le to timp rr:AY OP. sqr:ctiuneo. If not, I iflay kindly lJP.

instructed AS to wh~t essentia l ccrsioevations Q~y ~ kp.~t 'n view

decidin0 on future requests. of tnis k °T;.d.

I -have the hor.our to be,

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Your m.ost cb~dient ser'va ". t,

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nis "'c rnment' lett r no.1118 ~S/13h.~S- 34 , ~L. ~irf:et~,..- 0 r'~ard g c-;y 'J-'" q lett o

e.-.ber 7., l341, from tn D'rectc"" sf' s, to.::;ether vitl' 3 .:-'lA:- and ,. r .uc~t

tc th~ alterations pr0.t-'c,s.... Y that ff' r.

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P 1 1"' - 'ld' I' P d "'< T J, •• ,., --,1J~ n3s u. • O 2 S ..... r~r. .• , _ c. no.J, tnis of~'; (' e uljder abov Ie t .. er . ...........

~ s:l..:'f' c~ent ".rent' lat'; on and acco~mQr'lat'::m in th~ 0 il 'n..; used as ~ ~ice cf Direct", n 0:' A..Jr'; cult ure. . . . . . . .

In cGnti~' ~tion of my letter n .?02l, d~ted ~lr.e l~, 1341 , I hA;~ .... _ honour 1.0 3t~tP, t.hAt s ('OOLl on me Iqt fl00r .anc1 arrtn;r ro;. tho 2nd

fl-Jor f::1; ~ff' ce b~ , Id ir:...; i.::-.. tJ.le ';1:1;.ota :;nhatar :.~a • .Iz il gre 80 n dar~ ara ill enti~t d. 'l'no cl-€rical ,staff of t'le office a re .t"'ut to cor:si ri er8ble imlob erlience and yet ',ie C8nr ot. afford to aba:.dcn tht.'> t"'" r00rns r er ~0 to above, be:::3use of ': ... suf ... :i(!.i~nt a('~c, lmodation. I nc:c,~e ! ... ~rewith p }-art l-'l:Cl n of t.t.e of.fic~ buildir:::s shc'!ir; the ,t:Jloces '~here I pro ase tc h':l7t.'> two w;~ c..,~ i-r: a rcem cr. t.'1~ ?r.r' floor ~nr1 onp in the room 'r::

"'le, :'i rst floor, .an"" r"'!Jues that J:overnnJ.ent bo )leeaec tc r:1'YJe the Arcmeolo; CAl ~el-'art~~nt to s~n~tion,the pro~osed alter~ti~fis ifi tne bui:di .. ~ in the 'nt.er€st :f of :icl= worK.

The co t 'rdclvod will hS wct fror: tho provision at rr.y niS.t"csal under "4 • A;ricult,'re ? 'ork8-~.~,g ,ntp,nl3DCe 8nd rl .t-'-3irs".

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o fice of tnl;.;. SU,t-Jerint~r.0 '?II t, A..rchaeo lo.,;ical Survey of Inoia,

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Bao Bal1adu,. K.N. Dtkshtt, I.A., ]P.R.A.S.B., D,,. ecto,. Gen@~al 01 A,.chaeology 'n I nd ta.

The Sa e ,.lntendent, A"ohae~109toal Su,.vey, No~the"n at~cle, A 9 ,. a.

New Delht, the 25th ?eb,.ua~y, 1942.

-r'+h ,.ele~ence to U' 17 7" lette,. No.30-293, riated

the 14th Feb~ua~YI 1 ;'42, I have the hon~u" to say that

1 agi'GtJ 'th w:m that t 7 ta De al"tment 17lust take ets

stand on some deltntte p,.tnctplss 'n ~ega~d to the

:ma t ntenance 01 the bu'ld tngs l'ke the Ohhatta,. ganz'l,

Luokn~w, as anctent monuments. 11 eue,.y alte,.at'on that

ts ,.equt,.ed by the va,.' DUS oll'oes housed 'n th's bu'ld­

tng 'S J,.eely pe,.M,tted, 't 'S P?tntles8 to ~atntu'n thE

butldt ng as an anc tent monument 'llust,.at've 01 the "aPoh

-teotU1'e of the pe,.tod oJ the Nawabs o! Oudh. A8 you

c~n8' de,. th at the opentng o! the new w'n~ow8 en the

butldtng will alte ,. the o~tgtna1 a"ch ttect~al leatu,.ee

o! the monl~nt, you may w'thhold you,. pe,..t8s, on. In

gene~al, tt ~ny be taken !n,. g,.anted that anu alte,.at,or.

0,. innovati ons uhtch alte,. the exte,.na1 ap ea,.ance, t he

plan 0" elevatfon,etc., sh !)uld be conatde~ed as a

1 vljlatlon

. . . ptola"on 01 tbe cond'tlone ande~ .hioh the

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-rat. A"II ,,,,.,.nal alte~ct'on 0,. ~eGdJu""'"

~'oA d not 'nPOlv. anu d'..an'ltng 01 'nte­

g~al leatUJ'.. 0/ a lIOn,.." 11011 be pe,..' tted • . In aaee the,.. e. a .,,.ong dCI/e,.eno. 01 open'on

,...,. "OUl' l1'e. po'''' and that 01 the looal . flol1e,.~ntl 1 .hall be p,..pa,.ed to ,.eoo..end to t

BOl1e,." .. nt 01 India that t~ •• o~n' be dePOl

on the looal Qove,.,.,."" and ISO' ...... 011 t"e 1 ,.,

01 t",. Depa"t ... ",. ~ ~a.""JL ~ ~ 1 ~ave the hanou,. to bel . s,,.,

Tou" .ost obed'ent 8e~l1an',

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