XXII. Except as provided in this Act, it shall not be lawful after the Government not to passing of this Act, for any Government in India, or for any officer of any forth of property hold charge henceGovernment in his official character, to undertake or resume the superinten- for support of any dence of any land or other property granted for the support of, or otherwise mosque, temple, &c. belonging to, any mosque, temple, or other religious establishment, or to take any part in the management or appropriation of any endowment made for the maintenance of any such mosque, temple, or other establishment, or to nominate or appoint any trustee, manager, or superintendent thereof, or to be in any way concerned therewith.

XXIII. Nothing in this Act shall be held to affect the provisions of the Effect of Act in regulations mentioned in this Act, except in so far as they relate to mosques, respect of regulaHindoo temples, and other religious establishments; or to prevent the Govern- tioned, and of ment from taking such steps as it may deem necessary, under the provisions buildings of antiof the said regulations, to prevent injury to and preserve buildings remarkable quity, &c. for their antiquity, or for their historical or architectural value, or required for the convenience of the public.

XXIV. The word "India" in this Act shall denote the territories which are India. or may become vested in Her Majesty by the statute 21 & 22 Vict., c. 106, entitled, "An Act for the better Government of India."

EAST INDIA (SEDASHEGAR HARBOUR).

RETURN to an Address of the Honourable The House of Commons,

dated 13 February 1863;-for,

A "COPY of all CORRESPONDENCE not hitherto laid upon the Table, relative to the PIER and HARBOUR of SEDASHEGAR, and ROADS leading thereto."

COPY of all CORRESPONDENCE not hitherto laid upon the Table, relative to the PIER and HARBOUR of SEDASHEGAR, and ROADS leading thereto.

EXTRACT LETTER from the Government of Madras to the Court of Directors, No. 22, dated 7 October 1856.

Para. 14. AT our consultation of the 24th December last, we had under our consideration a letter from the Marine Board, as well as one, to which it gave cover, from Lieutenant Taylor, of the Indian Navy, on the formation of a harbour of refuge at Beitkul Cove, in Sedashegar Bay, of North Canara.

15. Lieutenant Taylor proposed to form this harbour by throwing out in front of the Cove a breakwater 1,200 yards in length, to form the north-east side of the harbour, and to keep off the swell caused by the north-west winds which prevail from March to the setting in of the south-west monsoon, and which are annoying to the native craft, though but little felt by a large ship, with a second breakwater of 200 yards in length, from south-west to north-east, to form the north-west opposition to the swell at the mouth of the Cove.

16. It was proposed to have a wharf on piles on the western side of the Cove, or preferably to have the breakwater built substantially enough for a wharf, with warehouses on the east side of the Cove, near the debouchure of the proposed canal.

17. This canal it was proposed to cut for a distance of 2 miles from the Swikerry or Carwar Creek, of the Sedashegar river, so as to enclose the Beitkul Cove, just behind the break water. This would form a communication between the river and the Cove at all seasons, the entrance of the Sedashegar river being impracticable even for boats during the south-west monsoon.

18. It was proposed by Lieutenant Taylor that a lighthouse should be erected on Carwar Head, but the Marine Board, following Captain Biden, advised its being built on the Oyster Rocks, with a beacon or obelisk on Carwar Head. They recommend that a lighthouse, flag staff and beacon, which would not cost more than 10,000 rupees, should be sanctioned at once, and, on this being done, would submit estimate for the establishment required.

19. As a present measure, and to facilitate the conveyance of merchandise in Beitkul Cove, until the harbour were completed, Lieutenant Taylor recommended that, the canal being cut, as already mentioned, its conjunction with the Cove should be protected by a breakwater, which, for a part of its course, would coincide with the larger breakwater to be afterwards erected.

20. In laying these papers before you, we feel assured that your Honourable Court will, equally with ourselves, peruse them with much interest.

21. The site proposed for a harbour of refuge appears, as far as a judgment can be formed from the report and plans, to be very favourable. The whole project looks promising, but as much information was still wanting before it could be laid before the Government of India, the civil engineer of the 3d division was instructed, through the Department of Public Works, to prepare, in communication with Lieutenant Taylor, plans and estimates for the breakwater, lighthouse, canal and other works proposed for the harbour, while the collector of Canara was called on, through the Board of Revenue, to supply information regarding the amount of shipping for which a harbour would be required, and the extent of the trade which would be promoted by it. Further information and explanation