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122 MYSORE TALUK AND CITY small-pox, and 42 to snake bite and wild beasts. In 1880, the Mahárájá's Hospital at Mysore city was attended by 866 in-patients, of whom 106 died; the out-patients numbered 15,594. Total income of the hospital, £ 1237; of other dispensaries in the District, £ 205. [For further information regarding Mysore, see the Gazetteer of Mysore, by Mr. Lewis Rice, 2 vols. (Bangalore, 1877).] Mysore.- Táluk in the centre of Mysore District, Mysore State. Area, 394 square miles, of which 152 are cultivated. Population (1871) 126,930; (1881) 120,172, namely, 59,013 males and 61,159 females, consisting of 104,389 Hindus, 14,504 Muhammadans, 1333 Christians, 36 Pársis, and 10 Sikhs. All the Parsis, and the great majority of the Muhammadans and Christians, are found in the city of Mysore. Revenue (1883), exclusive of water rates, £9485. The country is watered by two small tributaries of the Kabbani. The principal natural feature is the Chamundi Hill, 3489 feet above sealevel. The túluk contains i criminal court; police circles (thánás), 6; regular police, 284 men; chaukidárs or village watchmen, 264. Mysore (or Mahesh-úru, 'Buffalo town,' the generally accepted derivation being from Mahesh - ásura, the buffalo-headed demon ; corrupted to Maheshir, and to Maísúr, Mysore). ---Capital of Mysore State. Situated in 12° 18' 24" n. lat., and 76° 41' 48" E. long., 10 miles south by west of Seringapatam. The Census of 1871 returned the total number of inhabitants at 57,815, that of 1881 at 60,292. Of the population in 1881, 28,979 were males and 31,313 females. Classified according to religion, there were 45,669 Hindus, 13,288 Muhammadans, 1289 Christians, and 46 unspecified. The total area is about 3 square miles, spread over 3 suburbs. The municipal committee is presided over by the Deputy Commissioner, with the Town Magistrate as Vice-President. Most of the municipal revenue is derived from octroi duties and taxes on houses and shops. In 1883–84, the total municipal income amounted to £7147, of whichi £4526 was derived from octroi duties, and £1785 from taxes (chiefly on houses and shops). The total expenditure in the same year was £6714, of which £2403 was for police, £533 for public works, £1473 for conservancy, and £719 for collection, etc. The Bangalore - Utakamand (Ootacamund) high - road runs through the city, from which also roads diverge to Malvalli (eastward), the Wainad (westward), and by way of Yelwal (north-westward) to Coorg and Hassan District. General Aspects, Buildings, etc.—Mysore city is situated at the foot of the Chamundi Hill, in a valley formed by two parallel ridges running north and south. The general line of drainage is towards the south, and in the rainy season the surface water runs off rapidly into a large tank, called after Deva Rájá. The fort alone drains into the Dalavái's