He was a keen gardener and developed a friendship with the 14th Dalai Lama with whom he used to share cuttings , seeds and gardening tips . In later years he repaired a lovely stone cottage , known as " Carlton Cottage " on his property which he rented to foreigners to generate some income . The house had been built by a retired English Major in the 1840s , who had originally tried to establish a strawberry farm nearby , but it was badly damaged in the massive and deadly 1905 Kangra earthquake
1905 Kangra earthquake
1905 Kangra earthquake
Alfred Hallett