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 406 MAH has recognized it in the person of the present taluqdar. The title has not been recognized in the case of the Paintepur taluqdar, who respresents the elder branch. The pargana is uot celebrated iu any way. To the description of the towns of Mahmudabad and Paintepur the reader is referred for particulars regarding the roads, bazars, and schools. MAHMUDABAD Town*—Pargan MAHMUDABAD-Tahsil BARI—Dis- trict SITAPUR.---Mahmudabad, in the pargana of the samename, was founded about 200 years ago by Mahmud Khan, ancestor of the present taluqdar. It lies in 27° 17' north latitude, and 80° 40' east longitude, and is on the high road from Sitapur to Bahramghat, being 38 miles from the former place and 28 from the latter. It is also connected by road with Bári on the Shahjahánpur trunk road and with Bara Banki. It is not near any railway or river. The town contains 6,312 souls, the Hindus and Musalmans being about equal in number. With the exception of the taluqdar's residence, a new aud lofty mansion, three stories high, and the sacred edifices, there are no masonry buildings in the place. †he mud houses number 1,594. The bazars are good. Rs. 1,14,804 are returned as the value of last year's sales. Brass vessels are manufactured on the spot. The mosques and temples are very few in number-seven of one and four of the other, and are un- deserving of notice. The public buildings are police, post, and registry offices, a school in which there are 130 boys on the books, and a saráe. The encamping ground is in a very large grove called Lakhpera, or the grove of a hundred thousand trees, but the trees are stunted and the shade is not good. The town is not famous in any way. MAHOLI* Pargana--Tahsil MISRIKA— District SITABUR.—Pargana Ma- boli is bounded on the north by the Klieri district, on the east by pargana Sitapur, on the south by par Misrikh, and on the west by the Kathna river which divides it from pargana Chandra. In area it is 79 square miles, of which 45 are cultivated. These 79 square miles represent 51,075 acres which are thus classified: Caltivated acres 28,627 Culturable 8,279 Muáti (rent-free) 92 8,283 Berren 5,897 and the incidence of the Government demaud on this is as follows: On cultivated area Rs. 1 8 9 per acre. > assessed area 1 2 10 4 total 1 03 The population amounted in 1869 to 33,678, living in 6,757 houses, or 423 to the square mile, and 49 to each house. They are distributed in this manner. O 33 4.
 * By Mr. M. L. Ferrer, C.S., Assistant Commissioner,