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NAUSILIIRO TALUK-NAUSHAHRO ABRO. 245 £2574; five per cent. jiigir cess, £252; fisheries, £280; and ferries, £191. The Sub-division of Naushahro, divided into the triluks of Kandiáro, Naushahro, Moro, and Sakrand, is administered by an Assistant Collector and Sub-divisional Magistrate with first-class powers. There is one civil court with its head-quarters at Naushalıro town, subordinate to the District Judge of Haidarábád. The police force numbers in all 143 men, being i constable to every 1325 of the population. There is a subordinate jail at Naushahro town; number of police circles (thunis), 21. The total number of schools (1873–74) is 23, with 1122 pupils; of these, 19 are Gorernment institutions. There is no school for girls. The Sub-division contains 5 municipalities, viz. Kandiáro, Naushahro, Tháru Shah, Bhiria, and Moro. Their aggregate receipts in 1881-82 were £657; and in 1883–84, £770; the incidence of municipal taxation varied from 9!d. to 1s. 5d. Climate, etc. — The rainfall in 1882 amounted to 793 inches. The chief diseases are fevers, bowel complaints, and pulmonary affections. The only medical institution is the dispensary at Tháru Shah. Naushahro.— Tiluk in Naushahro Sub-division, Haidarábád (Hyderábád) District, Sind, Bombay Presidency, lying between 26° 36' and 27° 9' x. lat., and between 67° 5+' and 68° 25' E. long. Area, 531 square miles. Population (1872) 72,711 ;(1881) 61,295, namely, 31,363 males and 29,932 females, dwelling in 2 towns and 103 villages, containing 11,201 houses. Hindus numbered 5312; Muhammadans, 48,936; Sikhs, 6767; aboriginal tribes, 279; and Christians, 1. Gross revenue (1881-82), f. 19.308. Area under actual cultivation, 59,80 In 1882-83 the thriluk contained i civil and 3 criminal courts ; 7 police circles or thánás; 35 regular police. Naushahro.—Town in Naushahro táluk and Sub-division, Haidarabad District, Sind, Bombay Presidency; situated in lat. 26° 51' N., and long. 10° 8' E., close to the Pairozváh Canal, and on the main road from Haidarábád city to Rohri; 15 miles north-east of Voro. Good roads to Phul, Mitháni, and Pad-ídan. Residence of a mukhtiyurkar and a tappadúr, and contains the usual public buildings, with jail, school, post-office, bungalows, etc. Population (1881) 3110; municipal revenue (1883-84), £18.1; incidence of municipal taxation, 11d. Chief industry, weaving; trade in grain and cloth, which are annually exported to the value of £6000. Naushahro is said to have been founded about 170 years ago. During the Talpur dynasty it was an important artillery depôt of the Mirs. Naushahro Abro.— Túluk of the Sakkar and Shikárpur Sub-division, Shikárpur District, Sind, Bombay Presidency. Area, 402 square miles. Population (1872) +8,226; (1881) 55,728, namely, 29,803 males and 25,925 females, dwelling in i town and 108 villages, containing 8960 houses. Hindus numbered 6389; Juhammadans, 45,010; Sikhs,