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There are eight th^nas or police stations whose names, and the population subject to each jurisdiction, are given in the accompanying table. The rural police numbers 2,467. Another table shows the criminal staIt will appear that crimes against protistics for the last six years. perty have more than doubled during the period accidental deaths average about 420 per annum ; snake-bites caused about 145 deaths per annum.

A reward of two

annas per head is paid for each snake destroyed the from 20 to 132sannually, and the charge upon the revenues consequently becomes as much as Rs. 16-8 per annum. Thirtyfive wolves have been killed, and three hundred and eighty-eight wolf cubs in the last seven years. The reward is five rupees or five rupees eight annas. Fifty tigers have been slain in this space of time, but many are killed by sportsmen who do not claim the reward. In one year, 1869-70, thirty-four tigers were accounted for.

number brought



in varies

Statement showing the Population of Thdnas in the district cf Bahraich. Name

of

Th^na.