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CANNING COLLEGE, LUCKNOW. 7 rendering it insignificant; this was foreseen, but unfortunately the foundation stone had been laid and the Taluqdars objected to any other site.

The total cost of the building was Rs. 1,73,299, or Rs. 5 per square foot of plinth area, the details of the cost are given in the abstract attached.

The building was formally opened on the 15th November 1878, by Sir George Couper, Bart., Lieut.-Governor of the N.-W. Provinces and Chief Commissioner of Oudh, having been almost exactly two years in construction.