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Rh scholars is 23, of whom one is a Christian, three are Musalmans, and nineteen are Hindus. The following are the castes of the Hindus:—

Of these nineteen Hindu scholars, ten are natives of Bengal.

The average age of all the scholars at the time they entered school was 13·5 years; at the time the school was examined 14·7 years; and the probable age at which they would leave school, 22 years.

The books read consist of the usual routine, viz., Murray’s Spelling Book and abridged grammar, the English Header, and Clift’s Geography, with a little ciphering.

The expense of the institution, including the English, Persian, and Arabic branches, is limited by the Raja to 200 rupees per month, of which 40 are paid to English, 60 to one of the Maulvis, and 30 to the other; 14 Rupees are paid to the pupils of one of the Maulvis and 22 rupees to those of the other; and the remaining sum provides for the miscellaneous expenses incurred in common on account of the two Madrasas and the English school.

Of the classes of institutions considered under the present Section there is not a single example to be found in this district. As far as I could learn there is not a single institution of European origin, nor one of Native origin established for the acquirement and communication of European learning.

The preceding Section contains all the information I have been able to collect in the districts visited respecting those institutions in which English is taught or which have been