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34 to my measures." He appealed in this letter for the support of the Governor-General, in a way that showed his confidence in receiving from the English the help he could not obtain from his royal master.

In 1857 Nasir-ud-Daula died, and was succeeded by his son Afzal-ud-Daula, and history does not show that any great reforms were introduced into Hyderabad before 1859 — two years after the Mutiny. Then, if "Our Faithful Ally" took no active part in State affairs, he did not, at any rate, interfere with the work of his Minister, and Nawab Salar Jung I was allowed to proceed with his reforms, and ma3/-be he received from the Nizam help and encouragement.

It is not possible to give here a complete list of the changes made and the institutions introduced, but among them were a Central Treasury and a State Bank in Hyderabad city, a Board of Revenue for the purpose of supervising the revenue administration of the country, and a system of police for the districts.

The following lands were then defined : Sarf-i-khas (crown) lands; Paigah (Paigah means "stable," and these lands were originally given for the maintenance of a body