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Rh the juvenile population. The state of adult instruction will contribute to show the effect which is produced by these means on the general condition of society. The general condition of society in respect of instruction may be estimated by the kinds and degrees of instruction existing in society and by the number of persons possessing each kind and degree. The following results have been obtained in attempting to form this estimate:—

In this city the number of adults who have received a learned education, and are engaged in the business of teaching, is 33, of whom 24 are Hindus and nine are Musalmans.

The number of adults who have received a learned education, and who are not engaged in the business of teaching, is 75, of whom 58 are Hindus and 17 are Musalmans.

The number of adults who have not received a learned education, and who are engaged in the business of teaching with attainments superior to a mere knowledge of reading and writing, is 60, of whom 42 are Hindu teachers of Bengali and Hindi schools, two are Hindu teachers of English in the Nizamat College, 15 are Musalman teachers of Persian schools, and one is a Musalman teacher of a Bengali school.

The number of adults who have neither received a learned education, nor are engaged in the business of teaching, but who possess attainments superior to a mere knowledge of reading and writing, is 4,767, of whom 4,079 are Hindus and 688 are Musalmans. Of the Hindus, 3,082, in addition to a knowledge of reading and writing, are acquainted with Bengali accounts, 592 with Hindi accounts, 342 with Bengali accounts and Persian, 55 with Bengali accounts and English, and eight with Bengali accounts, Persian, and English. Of the Musalmans, 192, in addition to a knowledge of reading and writing, are acquainted with Bengali accounts, 88 with Persian, 399 with Bengali accounts and Persian, and nine with Bengali accounts, Persian and English.

There are five Native Christians who, besides a colloquial knowledge of the native vernacular languages, have some knowledge of English reading, writing and accounts.

The number of adults who can merely read and write is 1,700, of whom 1,555 are Hindus and 145 are Musalmans. One of the Hindus is a woman.

The number of adults who can merely decipher writing or sign their names is 715, of whom 660 are Hindus including two women, 53 are Musalmans including three women, and two are Native Christian women.