[BITList] Fwd: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Colaba Lighthouse, East Indies

[John Feltham]

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From: "Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar" <bosham at gmail.com>
Date: 8 March 2009 5:16:48 PM
To: <india-british-raj at rootsweb.com>
Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Colaba Lighthouse, East Indies
Reply-To: india-british-raj at rootsweb.com

Details of the life and conditons aboard Lighthouses in
the East Indies in 19th century.

--- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar


Colaba Lighthouse:

A retired lieutenant of the Indian Navy has charge of the
lighthouse, with a gunner and lascars. He has a salary
from the East India Company of 300 rupees per mensem,
and is appointed by the Bombay Government. A passed
pilot is in charge of the outer light-vessel; pay, 108 rupees
per month ; two probationary pilots, as mates, on 80 rupees
per month each; one syrang, 25 rupees per month; 14
lascars, 8 rupees per month each ; one carpenter, 24
rupees; one cook, 10 rupees, and one topas, 6 rupees
per month. The inner light-vessel's tandel receives 10
rupees per month, and the lascars 5 rupees per month
each ; and the whole of the above are provisioned by
Government.

The officer at the lighthouse is married, and has children,
who are lodged in a separate building at the foot of the
lighthouse, as also the gunner and lascars. They have
medical aid at hand. The Europeans have opportunities
of attending Divine service. Some have wives and
children; they do not live on board. The outer light-vessel
has a library; they have medical aid from the port surgeon
when required ; they can attend public worship in the fine
season alternately. *** [snip]

> From : the text of "RETURN to an Address of the Honourable
The House of Commons, dated 15 April 1850; for,
" STATEMENT of what Measures have been adopted
respecting the Erection, Management and Superintendence
of Lighthouses in the British Colonies and Possessions
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 225, of
Session 1849) : And, ABSTRACT of any Returns received
from the Colonies upon the Subject since April 1849."

http://www.archive.org/stream/lighthousesretur00greauoft/lighthousesretur00greauoft_djvu.txt

--- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar









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