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Archaeological Report Review

Dr. A. Fuhrer was removed from his position as Archeological Surveyor for the North Western Province and Oudh on October 28, 1898. The 1899 annual progress report was prepared by Mr. V.A. Smith instead, who found numerous inaccuracies in Dr. Fuhrer's 1897-98 report and his published monograph on Buddha's birthplace. The monograph was withdrawn from circulation and copies were destroyed by order of the Government of India. Mr. V.A. Smith also inspected the office of the Assistant Archaeological Surveyor for the North Western Provinces and Oudh on September 22, 1898 in his role as Officiating Chief Secretary.

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Archaeological Report Review

Dr. A. Fuhrer was removed from his position as Archeological Surveyor for the North Western Province and Oudh on October 28, 1898. The 1899 annual progress report was prepared by Mr. V.A. Smith instead, who found numerous inaccuracies in Dr. Fuhrer's 1897-98 report and his published monograph on Buddha's birthplace. The monograph was withdrawn from circulation and copies were destroyed by order of the Government of India. Mr. V.A. Smith also inspected the office of the Assistant Archaeological Surveyor for the North Western Provinces and Oudh on September 22, 1898 in his role as Officiating Chief Secretary.

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GOVERNMENT, N.W.

P AND OUDH
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
(Archeology)
Memorandum
Dr A,fuhrer, late Archeological Surveyor to the Government of the North Western Province and
Oudh
having ceased to belong to the Government service from the 28th October 1898, the Annual
Progress
Report of the Epigraphical Section of the Archeological Survey Circle, North Western Provinces
and
Oudh , for the year ending 30th June 1899, has has been prepared by Mr V.A.Smith , I.C.S.,
who points
numerous inaccuracies in Dr Fuhrer's Progress Report for the year 1897-98, and also in his
Monograph
on Buddha Sakyamuni's birth place in the Nepalese Tarai which was published as Volume XXVI
of the list
of volumes constituting the New Imperial Series of the Report of the Archeological Survey of
India. The
latter work has been withdrawn from circulation , and all copies remaining in the store destroyed
by order
of the Government of India.
NAINI TAL; C.W.Odling
The 31st August, 1899 Secretary

(Extracted from Annual Progress Report N.W.P.& Oudh year ended 30/6/1899 by V.A.Smith)
Report on the Inspection of the Office of the Assistant Archaeological Surveyor.
North- Western Provinces and Oudh, at Lucknow on the 22 September 1898, by the Hon’ble Mr.
V.A.
Smith, I.C.S, Officiating Chief Secretary to the Government of the North- Western Provinces and
Oudh.

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