IOR/F/4/2186/106661

Summary:

Intimating the retirement of Dr. Wallich, Superintendent of the Botanic Garden

Contents:

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Table of contents

Government of Bengal Public, No. 26 of 1845

Letter to Court of Directors from T. H. Maddock, Secretary to Government in the Secret, Political, Judicial, and Revenue departments, 10 Dec 1845

• forwards copy of communication from Wallich relating to his resignation from office in 1846
• in dispatch no. 40 of 1830, Court approved reduction as recommended by Finance Committee of salary of office of superintendent
• if delay occurs in finding replacement for Wallich, Maddock will endeavour to find replacement

Letter to Our Governor General in Council at Fort William in Bengal from Court of Directors, 29 Sep 1830

• discusses reductions in costs and organisation of the Civil Service in Bengal and Madras
• evaluation of productivity and effectiveness of Botanic Garden at Calcutta

To F. J. Halliday, Junior Secretary to Government in the Revenue, Judicial, and Legislative departments, from Wallich, 19 Nov 1845

• Wallich requests permission to be relieved from his post and to retire to Europe in 1846

Extract of a letter from the Civic Finance Committee, 1 Oct 1829

• evaluation of productivity and effectiveness of Botanic Garden at Calcutta, with a view to making savings
• includes statements of costs, review of land use, borders of Garden, workers, expenditure, sale of plants, salary of Superintendent

Resolution

• that salary of Superintendent be reduced when Wallich retires/resigns
• boundaries of Garden be reduced
• review of institution to be undertaken
• charges for delivering plants made to persons to whom they are supplied

Observations on the Calcutta Botanic Garden and the appointment of a successor to Dr. Wallich by J. Forbes Royle M.D., 13 Jun 1846

Before considering the qualifications necessary for the successor to Wallich, considers the duties that he will have to perform as well as the objects of the institution

• academic background of Superintendent
• history of garden and previous Superintendents
• role and significance of Garden, eg. science, education
• pay and remuneration of Superintendent
• list of potential candidates for the role of Superintendent, with discussion and analysis
• after considering the various candidates, recommends Dr. Falconer (later Superintendent of Botanical Gardens at Seharunpore) as new Superintendent of Botanical Garden at Calcutta, with Dr. J. Thomson recommended as his deputy