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518 PABNA. a separate article, as well as a large amount of commodities ranked both as exports and imports. The net export of jute, the produce of Pabná District, is given at 1,081,700 maunds, being the fourth largest supply of any District in Bengal. Similarly, the net export of food-grains is nearly 500,000 maunds, and of oil-seeds, 249,000 maunds. Apart from Sirajganj, the chief marts are-Berá, which exported jute, food-grains, and oil-seeds, valued at £67,270, and imported £13,630 of piece-goods and 50,000 maunds of salt; Ulápárá, exports £59,090, imports £11,420; Dlapára, exports £11,180, imports £42,360 ; Pabná town, exports £10,110, imports £21,330 ; Pangásí, exports t 50,840. Owing to a change in the system of registration, no later statistics are available showing the extent and value of the import and export trade of the District. The Northern Bengal State Railway runs across the south-western corner of Pabná District for about 5 miles. The roads in the District are few and inferior, the communication even between Pabná town and Sirajganj being interrupted by a marshy tract, 31 miles across. But this deficiency is amply compensated by the facility of water communication ; 126 miles of river are returned as navigable throughout the year (exclusive of the great skirting rivers), and 68 miles as navigable for a portion of the year. About £2500 is annually expended on the maintenance and construction of roads. There is a small water urse, artificially deepened to serve as a canal, in the neighbourhood of Sirajganj. Administration.—In 1870–71, the net revenue of Pabná District amounted to £53,855, towards which the land-tax contributed £32,082, or 60 per cent. ; the net expenditure was £22,717, or about two-fifths of the revenue. In 1883–84, the six principal items of revenue aggregated £77,380, made up as follows:-Land revenue, £39,742; excise, £8381 ; stamps, £20,832 ; registration, £1391; road cess, £5241; nunicipal taxes, £1793. In 1883-84 there were 1822 separate estates on the Government rent-roll, owned by 13,189 individual proprietors. Average payment by each estate, £21, 16s. 3d. ; by each individual proprietor, £3, os. 2d. There were 4 corenanted officials stationed in the District in 1883, and 10 civil and criminal courts open. For police purposes, the District is divided into 8 tháncis or police circles, with 13 outposts. In 1883, the regular and municipal police force numbered 366 men of all ranks, maintained at a total cost of £6899. In addition, there was a rural watch or village police force numbering 2204, maintained by the villagers, and by grants of rent-free land, at an estimated cost of £11,486. The total machinery, therefore, for the protection of person and property consisted of 2570 officers and men, giving i policeman to every 0°72 square mile of the area and to cvery 514 persons of the population. The estimated total cost was