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 were trustees to the fund; but on the death of the latter in February 1874 Maharaja Jatindra Mohan Tagore and the Hon'ble Justice Romesh Chandra Mitter filled his place.

Vidyasagar was connected with the Annuity Fund till the end of 1875, when he severed his connection finding that certain irregularities had crept into the system. Seeing that his colleagues were indifferent and neglected the true interests of the subscribers and his advice was flouted, he resigned the thankless post. In a long letter, which was afterwards printed, he communicated his reasons to the other Directors. The style of the note is spirited, vigorous and highly argumentative and evinces much originality. A little later the two remaining Directors also gave up their office and the company had to ask help of Government.

A most heart-rending calamity overtook Vidyasagar when his eldest son-in-law Gopal Chandra Somajpati died of cholera