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Gazetteer of the Bombay presidency, 1882
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1church of Our Blessed Lady of Mercy, about two miles north of the mánlatdár's office, has a congregation of 974. It was built by private subscription and measures ninety-five feet long by fifteen broad and thirteen high. The vicar has a house and draws a monthly stipend of £1 14s. (Rs. 17) from the Portuguese government. A music master plays the violin in church. The Dhauli church, about two miles north of Bassein, is dedicated to Our Blessed Lady of Remedies, and has a congregation of 3238. It was built in 1821 at a cost of £1860 (Rs. 18,600), of which £1800 (Rs. 18,000) were collected by private subscription and £60 (Rs. 600) were granted by Government. It measures 108 feet long by thirty-three broad and twenty-three high. The vicar has a house and a monthly Government stipend of £1 9s. (Rs. 14-8). There is a parish school attended by about fifteen pupils. The Mánikpur church, four miles north-east of Bassein, is dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel, and has a congregation of 800. It was re-built in 1851 at a cost of £1500 (Rs. 15,000) which was raised by private subscription. It is in good order and measures 120 feet long by twenty-nine wide and thirty-six high. The vicar has a house and a monthly Government stipend of £1 9s. (Rs. 14-8). A music master plays the violin in church; there is no parish school. The Sandore church, three miles north of Bassein, is dedicated to St. Thomas the Apostle, and has a congregation of 1725. The side walls were built in the sixteenth century, the chapel in 1838, and the frontispiece in 1858. The chapel measures twenty-five feet long by twenty broad and twenty high, and the body of the church seventy-six feet long by thirty wide and twenty-five high. The vicar has a house and a monthly Government stipend of £1 9s. (Rs. 14-8). There is also a vestry-keeper who gives religious instruction, and a music master who plays the violin in church. There is no parish school. The Páli church, about three miles east of Bassein, is dedicated to Our Blessed Lady the Mother of God, and has a congregation of 900. It was built in 1840 at a cost of £1500 (Rs. 15,000) and measures seventy-five feet long by twenty-three broad and eighteen high. The vicar has a house and a monthly Government stipend of £1 9s. (Rs. 14-8). There is a music master who plays the violin in church and a parish school with about thirty pupils. The Pápdi church, about two miles north-east of Bassein, is dedicated to Our Blessed Lady of Grace and has a congregation of 1294. It measures about 102 feet long by forty-five high and 37 broad, and was built in 1865 at a cost of £1800 (Rs. 18,000) collected by private subscription. The vicar has a house and a monthly Government stipend of £1 9s. (Rs. 14-8). There is a violin master and a parish school supported by Government and attended by fifty-six pupils.
3There are two modern Hindutemples inside the fort, one to Hanumán close to the sea gateway and the other to Trivikrám. Trivikrám's temple enjoys a yearly Government allowance of £106 (Rs. 1061). There are two travellers' rest-houses built by Pársis, one by Mr. Lavji Sorábji Lákdávála in 1780 and the other by Mr. Dádábhái and Mancherji Pestanji Wádia in 1836.
5In 1860 the interior of the fort was leased for thirty years to
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