Bulletin officiel des Établissements français de l'Inde. Vol. 52, issues 1 to 9 (1878)

Vol and Issue: Vol. 52, issues 1 to 9

Missing issues: 8, 10-12 and index pages.

Scope and content: This volume contains notification nos. 1 to 456. Some of the topics covered are: government's budget figures for the year 1878; election of members to local councils; nomination of various commissions to study projects such as the creation of a savings bank and of a market place in Pondichéry; promulgation of the extradition treaties between France and Britain, and France and Denmark; decree on a new regime for postal tax; confirmation/reversal of some judgments given by the courts in French India; creation and operation of a railway in Pondichéry (the detailed tender specifications, i.e. “cahier des charges” are given); decision to expropriate land required for the construction of the railway track between Pondichéry and the Gingee river (the list of the land owners is given); rules regarding the judicial appeal process in French India; several instructions from the ministry on administrative and financial matters; nominations etc.