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Rh this part of the country, and has left its mark on the history of the Circars. The Rajah himself is a man of literary ability; he has also been an observant traveller; he is a large landowner who knows how to work his property to the best possible advantage, and he is, I can testify, a most valuable member of my Legislative Council, representing there the interests of the large landed proprietary of the Madras Presidency. I can only say that I wish that we had many more men in the Madras Presidency and in India like the Rajah of Bobbili." In the morning the Rajah paid a State visit to the Governor, who shortly afterwards paid a return visit to the Rajah in the Palace, and was received in the new Durbar Mahal, which had recently been completed and was then for the first time used. On leaving the Durbar Mahal, His Excellency proceeded to the Victoria Town Hall