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96 fied with him after that period, you can extend it for two or three years more or till he finishes the ten years' time.

I tried two schoolmasters as Managers, and I have heard of a few other school-masters who have been made Managers; but from my experience I cannot recommend Managers to be chosen from this class. It is different with teachers who were not schoolmasters before and who have been employed in teaching young Zamindars at their own homes, for such teachers will be in touch with the affairs of the management. Of those some have turned out capable Managers. Not only the teachers, but their pupils brought up at home, will be in touch with the management; and the latter will generally become competent Zamindars. But I think I should not like that a Zamindar should appoint his own tutor as his Manager or his Private Secretary : in such cases a lack of independence is generally