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Rh was also then fixed at 50,000 Rupees per annum.

the above period, salutary and judicious reforms having been introduced into the Institution, obedience to it’sits [sic] regulations enforced by the active and punctual attendance of the gentleman performing the duty of Secretary, the energies of the preceptors and students excited by the establishment of public examinations and rewards, and by the personal attention manifested by gentlemen of eminence, interested in the promotion of native education, a remarkable improvement has taken place, and the College is already rising, from it’sits [sic] former discreditable inertness, into vigor, reputation, and usefulness.

to the practice of the Institution, students may enter the College at any age not exceeding twenty two years, provided they can exhibit the requisite previous qualifications, and are permitted to continue on the Establishment for a period of seven years, (unless before the expiration of that time they shall have attained the age of twenty eight), receiving a stipend for