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490 (1881) 3334. A railway reservoir, about 2 miles to the south of the town, affords a fair supply of drinking water. Close to the town is a wood of ﬁne trees, covering an area of about 56 acres. The municipality, established in 1877, had in 1882—83 an income of £100; incidence of municipal taxation, $3 3⁄4$ per head. Lonauli contains a post-ofﬁce. locomotive works, Protestant and Roman Catholic chapels, railway school, masonic lodge, and cooperative store.

Loni.—Decayed town in Ghaziabad tahsil, Meerut (Merath) District, North-Western Provinces. Distant from Meerut city 29 miles southwest, from Delhi 7 miles north-east. The population, which in 1872 was returned at 4085, had by 1881 dwindled to 2529. namely, Muhammadans, use 1505; Hindus, 1020; and Christians, 4. Ruined fort, built by Prithwi-raj, the Chauhan ruler of Delhi. The town was formerly a hunting residence of the Mughal Emperors. About 1789, Muhammad Shah built a grove and tank, to water which the Eastern Jumna Canal was ﬁrst constructed, though never actually used. At Uldipur, Zizat Mahal, wife of Bahadur Shah, planted another grove, enclosed by walls and gates, and containing a scarlet-domed baradari. Numerous other relics exist of the Mughal dynasty, conﬁscated after the Mutiny, and now for the most part in ruins. Police station, post-ofﬁce.

Lormi (Lurmi). — Valuable estate in Mungeli tahsil, Bilaspur District, Central Provinces, owned by a Bairagi, to whose predecessor it was granted in 1830. Area, 92 square miles, of which rather more than half is cultivated, and nearly all cultivable.

Losar.—The highest inhabited village in Spiti, Kangra District, Punjab, consisting of sixteen households. Lat. 32° 28’ N., long. 77° 46’ E.; elevation above sea-level, about 13,400 feet.

Lovedale.—Hill station in the Nilgiri District, Madras Presidency. Lat. 11° 22' 40" N., long. 76° 44' 30" E. The Lawrence Asylum is situated here.—See.

Lowa.—Town in Unao District, Oudh; situated on the Sai river, 16 miles north-east of Purva, and 36 from Unao town. Lat. 26° 29' N., long. 81° 1' E. Population (1869) 3318; (1881) 3192, namely, 3135 Hindus and 57 Muhammadans.

Lowaghar.— Mountain range in Bannu District, Punjab.—See.

Luckeeserai (Lakhi-sarai).—Railway station in Monghyr District. Bengal, at the junction of the ‘chord’ and 'loop' lines of the East India Railway; 262 miles from Calcutta by the former route. A broad. handsome bridge here crosses the Keul river, on the west bank of which Luckeeserai stands. Of growing importance as a railway junction.

Lucknow (Lakhnau).— Division or Commissionership in Oudh, under the jurisdiction of the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western