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Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 5, p. 240.

240 ALLAHABAD CITY contains the tomb of prince Khusru, whose name the garden now bears, and the tombs of his mother and sister. Khusru was the eldest son of Jahangir, and after the death of Akbar attempted to seize the throne at Agra, but was defeated and imprisoned. The buildings are plain but massive, and the interior of the principal mausoleum is adorned with painted flowers and birds. Among noteworthy modern buildings are the Government Offices, the High Court and Bar Library, the District Courts, the European Barracks, the Anglican and Roman Catholic Cathedrals, several churches, the Muir Central College, the Mayo Memorial Hall, and the Thornhill and Mayne Memorial, which contains a public library and is situated in a beautiful park. Government House stands in a fine park-like enclosure, on slightly rising ground, and has a central suite of public rooms, with a long curved wing on either side containing the private apartments. The Central jail is situated at Naini on the south bank of the Jumna, and the workhouse for European vagrants is opposite the Collector's court. Besides being the seat of government, Allahabad is the head-quarters of a Superintending and of an Executive Engineer of the Roads and Buildings branch, and of an Inspector of Schools. Bishops of the Anglican and Roman Catholic Sees of Lucknow and Allahabad reside here; and there are branches of the Church Missionary Society, the American Presbyterian and Metho- dist Missions, and two Zanana missions. A village inhabited by native Christians, named Muirabad after Sir William Muir, a former Lieutenant- Governor, lies north of the civil lines. A Volunteer rifle corps and a squadron of Light Horse have their head-quarters at Allahabad. Allahabad has been a municipality since i863. During the ten years ending 190o the income averaged 3-5 lakhs and the expenditure Municipality. 37 lakhs. The former, however, included loans from Government, and the latter capital expenditure on water-works. In 1903-4 the income was 4-5 lakhs, chiefly derived from octroi (I.9 lakhs), water rate (Rs. 84,000), rents (Rs. 46,000), fees from markets, &c. (Rs. 6,000), sale of water (Rs. 20,000), and a grant from Government of Rs. 59,000. The expenditure was 4-5 lakhs, comprising i lakh for interest and repayment of debt, Rs. 90,000 for conservancy, Rs. 6i,ooo for water-works maintenance, Rs. 41,000 for administration and collection, Rs. 33,000 for public safety, and Rs. 31,ooo for roads and buildings. An excellent water-supply has been obtained from the Jumna, at a total capital cost of 17-2 lakhs, and the average daily con- sumption of filtered water amounted to Io gallons per head in 1903-4. The Allahabad cantonments are divided into three portions, and are ordinarily garrisoned by British and native infantry, native cavalry, and field and garrison artillery. The income and expenditure of the canton- ment fund averaged Rs. 24,000 during the ten years ending 190o. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 32,000, and the expenditure Rs. 30,000.