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ing a fund for the education of the cultivators of the soil. In the North-Western Provinces and Madras the foundation has been laid of a national system of Education ; while the general position for the whole of India is, that the Government has succeeded in establishing a system of public instruction for the upper and middle classes, but has, as yet, naade little or no impression upon the great body of the population.

Trade and Commerce.

The total value of the imports and exports of the Indian empire, including treasure, was as follows, in each of the ten fiscal years ending April 30 and March 31, from I860 to 1869 : —

Years ended

Imports

Exports

£

£

I860.

40,622,103

28,889,210

—

1861.

34,170,793

34,090,154

u

1862.

37,272,417

37,000,397

-5ft

1863.

43,141,351

48,970,785

1864.

50,108,171

66,895,884

1865.

49,514,275

69,471,791

.1866.

56,156,529

67,656,475

g 1 1867.

42,275,619

44,291,497

! S i 1868.

47,128,291

51,527,588

£ 1 1869.

50,943,191

53,706,830

Divided into merchandise and treasure, the imports in each of the ten fiscal years were as follows : —

Imports of

Imports of

Total

Merchandise

Treasure

Imports

£

£

£

r 1860.

24,265,140

16,356,963

40,622,103

1861.

23.493,716

10,677,077

34,170,793 1

Fh

1862.

22,320,432

14,951,985

37,272.417

<N

1863.

22,632,384

20,508,967

43,141,351

1864.

27,145,590

22,962,581

50,108,171

1865.

28,150,923

21,363,352

49,514,275

J866.

29,599,228

26,557,301

56,156,529

J

r 1867.

29,038,715

13,236,904

42,275,619


 * J

1868.

35,397,832

11,730,459

47,128,291

£

1869.

35,793,767

15,149,424

50,943,191

Similarly, the exports in each of the ten years were as follows: