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80 26,801. Average number of inmates per house, 4.8. Municipal revenue in 1869, 938, 1s. 4d.; expenditure, £661, 13s. 0d. Revenue in 1872, £1056, 11s. $$4\tfrac{1}{2}$$d.; expenditure, £897, 16s. 3d. Rate of municipal taxation, $$9\tfrac{1}{4}$$d. per head of the population. The Town Police consists of 5 head constables and 75 men. Lat. 22° 41' O" N.; long. 88° 24' 57" E.

(6) .—3712 houses. Estimated population in 1869, 15,286. Population as ascertained in 1872: Hindus, males, 9904; females, 10,661—total, 20,565. Muhammadans, males, 1785; females, 1369—total, 3154. Christians, males, 5; females, 6— total, 11. Total of all denominations, males, 11,694; females, 12,036—grand total, 23,730. Average number of inmates per house, 6.3. The municipal revenue in 1869 amounted to £572, 8s. 0d, and the expenditure to £491, 7s. 0d. In 1872, the revenue was £660, 4s. 0d., and the expenditure £544, 12s. 0d. Rate of municipal taxation, $$6\tfrac{5}{8}$$d. per head of the population. The force for the protection of the town consists of 3 head constables and 45 men. Lat. 22° 53' 50"; long. 88° 27' 40".

(7) (Lat. 22° 45' 40" N.; long. 88° 23' 52" E.).— 3535 houses. Estimated population in 1869, 21,210. Population as ascertained in 1872: Hindus, males, 6631; females, 6757— total, 13,388. Muhammadans, males, 1646; females, 1467— total, 3113. Christians, males, 14; females, 5—total, 19. Others, males, 5; females, nil—total, 5. Total of all denominations, males, 8296; females, 8229—grand total, 16,525. Average number of persons per house, 4.6. The municipal income amounted to £509, 2s. 4d. in 1869, and the expenditure to £498, 19s. 2d. In 1872 the income amounted to £669, 13s. 5d., and the expenditure to £664, 3s. 4d. Rate of municipal taxation, $$9\tfrac{3}{4}$$d. per head per annum. The Municipal Police consists of 4 head constables and 45 men. Adjacent to Nawábganj is the small village of Paltá, where the waterworks are situated which supply the town of Calcutta with water, about fourteen miles distant.

(8) .—2203 houses. Estimated population in 1869, 8812. Population as ascertained in 1872: Hindus, males, 4134; females, 4603—total, 8737. Muhammadans, males, 3425; females, 3515—total, 6940. Christians, males, 4; females, 6—total, 10. Total of all denominations, males, 7563; females, 8124—grand total, 15,687. Average number of persons per house, 7.1. The municipal income amounted to £174, 9s. 0d. in 1869, and the