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 CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGES

I. Introduction 9-21

II. Parentage 22-33

III. Education 34-42

IV. Career in India 43-54

V. Life as a District Officer 55-73

VI. The North-Western Provinces 74-90

VII. The Lieutenant-Governor 91-118

VIII. Private Life in Government House 119-137

IX. The Land Settlement 138-161

X. Canals of Irrigation 162-169

XI. Public Instruction and General Policy 170-180

XII. The End 181-208

NOTE

The orthograplsy of proper names follow* the system adopted by the Indian Government for the Imperial Gazetteer of India. That system, while adhering to the popular spelling of very well-known places, such as Punjab, Lucknow, &c, employs in all other cases the vowels with the following uniform sounds : —

a, as in woman: á, as in father: i as in pin: í, as in intrigue: o, as in cold: u, as in bull: ú, as in rural: e, as in grey.