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 and the wounded in the North-West Frontier Province.

At the time of his Installation, the Rajah gave in November, 1917, another sum of Rs. 50,000 for the War Fund. He had also continued to subscribe for the maintenance of the Hospital-ship, like his father, at the same time raising the monthly subscription in the name of himself and his family to Rs. 1,500. He also bore all costs of recruiting persons to the Indian Defence Force. He himself underwent Military Training, as also his eldest son.

He recruited and sent up persons for Training in the Territorials at Trichinopoly this year, among whom was included his eldest son.

In the interests of higher education in the district, he raised the Venkatagiri Rajah's High School at Nellore into a Second Grade College.