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96 JYSORE. to the Mahárája, with more recent changes. The laws, and the main rules for the transaction of public business, in force at the time of the transfer of the governing power, remain until altered by competent authority; and any material alteration must be made by regular and formal process, with the concurrence of the Government of India. All assessments of land revenue, and all proprietary rights and tenures previously acknowledged by the State, are upheld by the new native Government. No demand on account of taxes and no appropriation of public money can be made, except by regular process and by the regularly constituted authorities. The Mahárájá's private income is kept permanently separate from the revenues of the State. The Mahárája is aided by a Council, which deals with all the more important adıninistrative measures, with propositions involving reference to the Government of India, and with nominations to the most responsible offices. The chief executive officer is the Diwán, who is ex officio head of all departments, with a secretary for each of the principal ones. The judicial departinent is entirely separate from the executive. A European chief judge, with two native judges, form the chief court, exercising the functions of a High Court. There is a Civil and Sessions Judge at Mysore, and anotlier at Shimoga ; while at Bangalore, the duties of that appointment are performed by the judges of the chief court in turn. The ordinary magisterial work of each District is managed by a Deputy Commissioner, a Judicial Assistant with one or more munsifs for civil work, and amildárs (túluk officers) for petty cases. The police are largely under the control of the District magistrates, aided by a police assistant in each District. One of the four regiments of Native Infantry has been disbanded; while the three regiments of Silladár Horse have been formed into two. In the Survey, Settlement, and Educational Departments, native agency is being largely substituted for that of Europeans. Considerable economies have been effected in the Jail Department, and in all branches of the Public Works Department, wherever practicable, European officers have been replaced by natives. A Representative Assembly is annually convened at Alysore at the close of the Dassara festival (corresponding with the Durga-púja of Northern India), composed of two or three of the most influential private residents in each tíluk. Before this ineeting, a statement (which takes the place of the old annual reports) is made by the Diwán of the chief administrative results of the past year, and of the principal measures proposed for the coming one. Suggestions are invited from the members and their representatives of local wants, which are disposed of at the time or registered for inquiry. The proceedings in English are translated into the vernacular so as to be understood by all. Population.--According to the Census of 1871, the total population