, 1877-11-09

covering from tnc nrpraapn u trY1nK fatn-
!ne. md had lccn suffering. aud still sulIcr-
inE, from \ Eef,rSal outbreak of chti'cra. So
TINT. If nnc prosperous Or Mivcrtc influence Ia
set against anntt,es. the ytar VIVA neither tot,
favorable ff1r ton intavorahlc tn furnish
stan1srl nj comparison. II the report Is
taken ~ a whole, 1t offers avery satisfactory
picture of Epn1 government, ami VI tllc result.
oE goo.l government Crfnlc wa. Distressing,
tho country WIS growing richer. cdncatton was
making s'inr ittlc progress: the native Hates.
whether uu4ler Hritirll supervision nr tl1t were
making an nisancG nut unworthy Df that Enaflc
t,y the portton Of fn.fia directly under English
administration; public works we're carried os,
far - the ea!ti," 4? en- ] Ie asicnaei M eli
/" hy Hovrrnmcnt. N'lt Ut every pnec W. arc
rctlln!e'l that In!ta taunot ftc male to 70 On
very last. that I Is with Oricntals We hive 10
lrtr.l to cha,Igc. Elrctsye municipalities ate e.
ttfIc1f, but IL Is very 'lff}rutt tn get It Into the
1tratH al tl,c electors that II Il wurt1, tfltIr
Willie 10 perform, their 'iutfrs. VT give the
hastves strtet ilht'r anf ti,r safeguards of law,
and then d TINT in Dc district ,isHutncnts a,c
cnftrctl which 1ettnrs hnvc signe,1 without un-
tlrrftnntliHR them, ntnl thai III atInthcr ts en-
gnEctnettt of lchlors arr ct',tettvl In sa whu1e-
sale way "a t, make rretltnrs a!rnsi 70 lrtni,
AlthotiEE rttlalI-tDx in F1 prevalent tn ln1ta as
to have Etk!,'css Ut Its ,,w,. thrrc Is general
fear vi vntrnstEon. air! II Il enIy hy prrsistent
ctAint that the tsat:tice m.krs my way at all.
The 6est sanitary authorities arc u ubnnn that
FIJI ut health Until tlWy arr awalkeircl to the
dangers NJ dirt and HDl1: aul aItI,,i,gh some
a,n1css llat Intended hi cifmt IT, make tracts
giving sanitary 'nstr!'ctiun popular. tlIr
trakunA tltss impaired calf 0n1y filter very
slowly through the ntusses. Education
CUES on, int scarcely the fringe Of tllc pupula-
thu tlas ~ yrt i'tc tollttlcti am tfe iafilre Is
nt,st conspicuous ID The htghrr grat1us. THE
VII education as c1n hc wished: but nnfor.
tnnatclt It ia nf'itgr tn reject at tbe oltsct the
great n.alurity of those who apply fOr adn!s.
stt'sl. while nn'Y csnrarntisciv small lurtinn
oi tlsc wllo are admitted carry tot the end st'c
b. said Is tImt, though there ure u,anY fail
tires. tllGsu are aOflc Bnccsscs- The system
Of ap,mlntina natives III higher posts than
were formerly open 10 them l,ud begun
~ be mloptctl, antl stimulus to learning aru!
Industry nay perhaps tayu hecn given BIZ The
rifle laid down In Bengal that eucti Eosts siIaI
hereafter only Gc Conferred on those who have
gonu with suleess through their studies At the
As a producing country india is shooting
ahead with IL -upit!iiy Which Is highly snttsfAr.
tory. Especially IN The ::uurthwcst- The prsslIe-
tton OF grim al!d seed Tor export mny tc salt
70 b. = uew Industry, whiet, has crsrt on trou,
sort Of granarY fsr England. Among other con-
sequences, Il nns he nuttcctl that the price
Of land it, the l'untaut, Is double what It waa
SIX ytara aEo. Tea cultivation. tou, las made
pulse given to II hy the American Wlr. Tie
revenue fFOsn opium WAS larger III 1876 than
IN the preceding year. not because tic cottsu,np.
lion lIal tncrease'l but hccause the prize hat
nate uecessity ot 1tl!lian iuanu', guvc tcss rc-
turn. Nor IL II only by Its increased exports
tlat tho increasing prosperity Of ltfa IL t,' be
judged Sometimes tiiInlshed Imports tell tl,c
a5s now 1lade IN lht country, The great
secret. fcr example, that .lrtnkabt''
to iave been discovered. Antilles. too, that
used IL be sent a'sav IRE now wanted fur bone
consumption. THE rxr,rts NJ *ngnr huvc reasg.!,
nut bcsNuse less *tsgar is gr1nrn, hut tccause all
that IL grown ia used st hofnc. Tho Tavern.
m"nt doet something to Jrt.tnutc The tcvcl"!'-
ment VI t|r rcsuuryea OF tia country: hut 1t
catlllot tu very much, except by tho Ecnrral
maintenance oi law aud order. Il las cstat'-
lishcsI model farms, but not Will, any great
ptcuniary success; anu has even discontinued
thosr instituted In Bengal. the mere hope oi
improving the nattVc mind bcing considered too
rrlno,c. ii continues the cultivation oi rlncho
MT: atld, after many experiments, HOW produces
quinlne In quantities sufficient tu warrant thu
| expectation that somc day tllie valuable lchr1.
iuEc may l'c within tue rearl, md the means of
on the lccTcasc IN 1t9lta, partly owing to lrnin,
age and partly to increased cultivation. I'm.
fortunately tlgfe Appear to bc 70 signs thai
tnIia Is II lnul Of mineral wealth. Ncw cuI
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to be of tatur quality: aud, except that tEi
will prupab!y t,c worked tu protlt III 1urnua!,,
tilrrc il lit Indication that India will ever sup
tiy Its own requirements H. tile way of mcta1s.
| Whether, II It Imports machinery, II cali suIipy
its own market With GooLs MATE IN India, Il i
more Interesting alil an Dlseurer prOblcI,t. TIIt
framcr of the report, however, does not sten, tt
think very highly of the plospccts Ut 1ntilai
prccarIous, ausl my serious lall Ut rrcc wou!t
fnlnee tho cultiyatore to prefer other crups
while, In order to encourage native iinnttfac
tures, It las been. he suyk, found desirable o,
the part Of the patltOts to establish lcague,
the members of width cneage not to wear uil,
fabrics tnale out 0f India, Simple devices o
this kind eunl,ot l0nk or seriously ,urect til.
c0lrse u tic market.
Terrible Us arc the immediate consequences o
s,lel, famine us TINT Which has oycrtaket
| linpa the encouragement It wlll give to the d.
pressed state ot rnlni whcl, slrl1,s u1i c1ertio,
| and PROMPTS Mcn either to ltu uuwn nnd die. q
sseH iast snoash It, to H., kesp ts ha1t s!iv,
tfon Eives nu relief to 1nuFa. Not only will th'
| natives not *, Abroui, hut they Will mt 4,
irrm uuc part ot hula tn nnotl tllcr where they nr
told that 1abos |, wantcd. The limit to tE.s
ilu hcarcity VI labor; and th
attempt o1 the Government IN Introduce agri
cultuEut labosers Into British lturtna!,. where
Lbs bccu NJ almost lotal ,n!lurc. Tnrre can b
no doubt that every ycaF lillia Will grow ricslcr
ahd that tAn prosecution VI rilways. ca.lAla
and roatls will constantly aul permanently ~
crease thy general prosperity l'at tl!is ~ on
its prosperity. India Will. fur many ytars +
rt,,,lr, slow history Ut .lishcartening fniurcs
wcartsosne .!lsapputntsncnts, i,lcyttatlo calatn
t!es. and oI a population which, rising III susl1
respects, Is depressed in otlcrs.
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