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 NAW 15 tion, and Government regulation cleanliness. An abstract of the returns is given for what it is worth. As far as I can tell their audacious mendacity puts them beyond the pale of criticism. For instance, that only 360 hides left the market for Lower Bengal in 1871-72 is wholly incredible, as it is hardly possible to visit the place for a single day without seeing a far larger number collected there. The fact that these returns only cover the direct trade with Lower Bengal is here of no consequence, as that province takes all the hides exported from Gonda. Till two years ago octroi was levied on every article sold in the bazar, and a light ad valorem duty provided from the traders' pockets, the cost of repairing roads, which is now paid in addition to his land revenue by the proprietor of the soil . When this was abolished a small fixed toll on each cart and beast of burden was substituted; and the register shows that in 1870-71 A.D., the market was visited by 36,500 carts and 9,100 beasts of burden, while the numbers in 1871-72 were 42,344 and 26,680 respectively. Assuming, as will be near the truth, that a fourth of the carts were drawn by four bullocks, and allowing twenty maunds for a four-bullock, ten for a two-bullock cart, and four maunds to each beast of burden, we get the following results. Total exports in 1870-71, 4,81,400 maunds, total in 1871-72, 6,50,160 maunds, The mart is connected by a good metalled road with Gonda (24 miles), a good grass road runs through Paraspur to Colonelganj (35 miles), while Utraula is divided from it by an almost impassable embanked way, which in a length of thirty-six miles opposes at least as many formidable obstacles in the shape of broken bridge arches, or severed banks, to the toiling cart bullocks. Export returns via the Gogra from Nawabganj bazar. Wheat. Valge. Bice. Value. Dil. sceda. Valge. Other edible, Total Valne. Hides. Valge Valae, exporta. 1887-68, 153,173 2,45,077 52, 233 69,644 290,60+ 4,61,087 284,099 2,03,998 14,920 7,159 750,908,9,04,888 1868-69, 105,241 2,64,318 442 1,100 793,587 79.94,171 610,66) 1,186,852 70,640 5,390 1,528,372 34,74,354 1889-70, 3,902 0,498 2721 690 432,300 11,93,162 21,745 1,19,625 38,330] 34,338 510,666 13,60,589 1870-71, 48.913 48,400 325 539 92,639) 2,99,818 76,186 17,079 155,963 1,63,894 1871-72) 19,648! 27,474 1,136 1,180 56,287 1,47,748 23,893 24,213 360 600 103,123 2,05,645 .. NAWABGANJ-Pargana JHALOTAR AJGAIN—Tahsil Mován- District UNAO.—Lies 12 miles north-east of the sadr on the metalled road to Luck- now, from which place it is 25 miles distant. A thána, a tahsil, and school were all established at this place, but all have been removed. There is a large fair in the end of Chait every year in honour of the Durga and Kusabri Debis. The temple of the former goddess lies in Nawabganj, and that of the latter in village Kusumbhi, where there is also a pick-up sta- tion of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway, Cawnpore Branch. This fair attracts a very large gathering from Lucknow and Cawnpore, besides the people of the neighbourhood. This ganj was built by Amín-ud-daula, the prime minister of Oudh in 1249 fasli (1842 A.D.), with a saráe and mosque, There is also a tank built