PREFACE

I am happy, to bring out this Facsimile Reproduction of the Kolaba District Gazetteer, which was first published in 1883 by the British Government in the series of Gazetteers of the Bombay Presidency. The Volume was edited by Mr. James M. Campbell. I C. S. This Gazetteer, compiled 106 years ago has now become scarce and has gone out of print. The second revised edition of the Kolaba District Gazetteer was published by this department in 1964. However the utility of the Gazetteer in the Old Series is still undiminished because it contains authentic and very useful information on several aspects of life, and has the impress of profound scholarship and learning. It has not lost its utility due to the mere passage of time. It was, therefore, felt necessary to preserve this treasure of information for posterity. There is also a good demand from scholars that all the Old Gazetteers should be reprinted even though a better and much informative revised edition is available. With these considerations in view, it was thought that the Gazetteer Volumes in Old Series should be reprinted I am sure, scholars and studious persons will find it very useful.

It may be pertinent to state that a totally Rewritten Marathi edition of the Raigad District Gazetteer is being brought out by us.

I am thankful to the Director, Government Printing and Stationery, Shri P. S. More and the Manager, Government Photozinco Press: Pune, Shri P. L. Purkar and other staff in the Press for expeditiously completing the work of reprinting.

 

Bombay	K. K. CHOUDHARI
4 September. 1989.	Executive Editor and Secretary.