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UNITED KINGDOM.

Mileage of principal railicay Un4* (p. 80).— The following table shows in comparative orm the mileage of the principal British railways : —

Psrtly owned.

Great Western *.•** Ul

L. and N.W. and Lancashire and Yorkshire.

MidUnd -. 1,786 01

N. Eastern l."l- 3*

N. British 1,276 1«

Gt. Eastern 1,107 74

Gt. Northern —

L. A S. Western

INDIA.

PretUUnt* of Leoitlatura, as provided for in the Government of India Act, 1919 (p. 115):-

Thf. Indian Legislature. The Council of State— Mr. A. P. Muddiraan, I.C.S. The Legislative Assembly.— Mr. A. P. Whyte.

The Provincial LeorsLATURKR.

Bengal.— Nawab Syed Sir Staamsul Hada.

Madras.— Sir Raja-gopala Achariyar.

United Provinces.— Mr. Michael Keane, I.C.S.

The Punjab.— Mr. M. S. D. Butler, I.C.S.

The Central Provinces. — Rao Bahadur R, N. Mudholkar.

Bihar and Orissa.— Sir Walter Mande, I C.S.

Assam (temporarily).— Mr. J. C. Arbuthnot.

' Provincial Government (p. 118). — The following is a list of members of the newly-elected Provincial Legislatures who have been chosen by their respective Governors to be Ministers :—

Bengal.— Sir Surendranath Bannerji, Mr. Provash Chandra Mitter, CLE., barrister, and Nawab Saivid Nawab AH Chaudhri.

Bombay.— Khan Bahadur Shaikh Gnulam H. Hidayatallah, Mr. Chunilsl V. Mehta, and Mr. R P. Paranjpye.

Madras.— Di wan Bahadur A. S. Beddiyar Garu, Diwan Bahadur Rayanlngar Avergal , and Rai Bahadur K. V. R. Reddi Nayudu Gam.

United Provinces. — Mr. C. Y. C •incamani and Pandit Jagit Narain.

The Punjab.— Khan Bahadur Main Fazal-Hussen and Lala Harkishen Lai.

Bihar and Orissa.— Khan Bahadur Saiyid Muhammad Faker- ud-Din and Mr. Mad- husudan Das.

Central Provinces.— Shankar Madhao Chitnavis, I.S.O., and Rao Bahadur Narayan K. Kelkar.

Assam.— Rai Bahadur Ghanasyam Barush and Khan Bahadur Syed Abdul MajM.

Population, (p. 120).— Census of March 16, I021,*shows ajpopulation of just over 319 millions, as compared with 315,150,000 in 1911.

Finance, 1921-22 (p. 132).— Estimated expenditure, 129,00O,0O0L; against revenue on existing taxation, 110,500,0001. Proposals are made for increase in customs (8. 170,0001. \ railway charges (5,500,0001.). postal charges (2,250,000*.), and taxes on income (3,250,0001.) ; total estimated yield of additional taxation, 19,170,0001.

erop Sttimatet, 1920-21 (p. 13S) :—

Acres. Yield.

Rice .... 78,023,000 3,000 tons.

Cotton. 21,016,000 3,556,000 bales (400 lbs.)

Wheat .... 24,945,000 — '

Sugar .... 2,553,000 2,465,000 ton*.

Sesame. 3,964,000 232,000 tons.

Ground nuts. 1,951,000 931,000 ton*.