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APPENDIX. MATERIAL PROGRESS OF INDIA.. HUMAN EFFORTS. NATURAL CONSEQUENCES. Agriculture promoted. Production reduced. : · Crime repressed. Wealth and Property distributed.. EarniJ?.p-s moderated. Expenditure liberated. Education extended. :Means of Support' diminished. Population increased. Life nncertained. · Imperial :viministration improved..-: Religi~us Faith dilapidated. lrrigaLion intro<luccd. Rain-fall abated. · Sanitation improved. Health weakened. Travelling facilitated by Roads, } lla.ilway11 &: SteawNavigation. - Social Feelings . enlighten~ .. War replaced by Peace. ~ubject3 enfeebled by disarmmept;. BINOU, MAHOMEDAN, JEWISH AND PERSIAN ERAS The year 5G52 of the Jewish Era commenced on .. September, 19, 1891. The year 4993 of the Hindu Era of Kaliy!l~a, commenced on April, 9, 18~1. The y~ar 19!8 ( Samvat) of the Hindu Era of Vikrama, comm.enced hi 'the :Madras Provinces, on. April, 9, 1891 ; and iu Guzera.th, Dcltkha.n, ,'and Konkan, it commenced on November, 2, 1891. · · . , ' The year 1813 (Shake) of the Hindu Era of Sa.li%hana,_ commenced on April, 9, 1!.191. ' ' .. The year 1309 ( Hijree )~ of the Mahomedan Era, comme~eed on August, 7, 1891. ' ' The year 1301 ( Fuslee ) commenced on July, 10, 189\, . •· The year 1293 of the Bengali Bellalisana Era, in the Bengal Provinces, com. m.enced on April, 9, 1891. The year 12iH of the Persian Era, commenced on September, 17, ·1891. The year 1067 of the Hitdu El'a of Kollom Aundu .·in the Malabar Coaat commenced on August, 15, 1891. LEAP YEA.&-Divide the date of the yeu by four, and if there be no re• ml1.in•ier, it is • Leap year' ; and if there·be any, it shows how many ,Y.e~a have &lapsed since the 'last leap-year. ·COMPARATIVE TIME ·TABLE. 60 Anti pals = 1 Vi pal =.0! Second. &0 Vipals (6 prans or shwa.s) -=1 Pal = 24 Seconds. (;() Pal<s =1 Ghati or Ghadi ~- 24 Minutee. 7! Ghat.iB orGhadis = 1 Prahar - 3 • Hours. 8 Pra.hars = 1 Divas or Deeu = 1 Day (24 hours). 7 Divas =1. Atbava.da = I. Week.. 2 Athavadaa = 1 Poornima 1 Fortnight. 2 Pooruimaa = 1 Amavasia or Ama.us= 1 Month. ';;) 2 Aroaus = 1 Rittoo. 2 Rittoos =1 Season-Autumn, Winter, Summer. 6 Rittoos = 1 Sanvatsar. - 1 Year.·. 12 Sanvat.,&ra = 1 Tapa. 36,000 Tapas = 1 KaliyBga. MONTHS. 1\nglish. Dengali. Fuslce. Sam vat, Tamil. Mahomhlan. Persian. I I f luary Cho.itro Chyt Chaitra Chittaray Mohurrum Pharvardin ru:1ry Hoy sack By sack Vaitihakh Vaikausy Sa ff,u· ArdiLtbasta ~~1 a rdt JoiHtO Jcth Jest a Auny RaLbllaval Khoordad Ap ri I Assar Assar Abhadh Andy Ibl•l,ilakhar Tiar J Srahun Srabun RLravan AuYany J :wwdilaval Amoonlad ,Jut JP Hliadro Bhadoon I Dhadmpad l'urattusy JamaJilakhar Sharevn.r .......... y As,; in Assun Asltvin Arpasy ltajja b ~Ie hu· ~:~·~t Kmtick Kartick Kartic·k K;ntigay SaLau A tan ~··r >f L' m ht• r Aughrauu Agh:m l\brgasir,;ha ~fargaly H:<mzan A dar l ;) l: t l' }\lUI! Poos rouilk4 Tye Sl:<n v,.! De he Nf •VL'IJdJl'f l\ragh Mat~h Magh 1\fausy Zilka•l Bahaman [It_• l'L1Jlbt~r FalJvon Ph a:;oou PLulgOL'll Pun:;uuy Zilhcz i Ausj•aud<>J I I 1 I i I 111 DAYS OF THE WEEK. -- Englil,;h I Tamil. Ma.homeda.n. Gentoo. Sunday Nayar Etwar Auditya or Ravi Monday Tingul Peer Soma Tu .....sd.ay Shevvoy Mangal Man gala Wednesday Hudan Cha.ha.rshamba Boodba. ~ ' -. Thursday Vyalham · Jummarat · Gooru or RrahMpati - Friday Valli Jumrna. Shukt& • Saturday Sani Avulhuptha Shani ! BRITISH INDIAN M.ONEY 4 Cowriea = 1 Gunda. 8 Gundaa = 1 Pie =. t · Farthing. 3 Pies ... , .. = 1 Pice or Paisa• 6 Pies = f An.na ot double Paisa. 8 Pies ==1 Penny. 4 Pice (i double 1\lisas) = r· Anna. •·· 8 Paisas' ( pices)'" = 2 Annas or J (Silver· piece ) of a Rupee. rl 2 Two-Annas (Silver = f' Annas 'or ! (Silver pieces) ••· piece f 'of a Rupee. 2 Four-Annas (Silver - 8 Anna.'l or ! ( Silver pieces) piece ) of a Rupee. - 1 Shilling. 2 Eight.-Annas ( Silver pieces ) or 16 Annas = 1 Rupee. 5 Rupees - 1 Putali. 2 Putalis or (10 Rupees) = 1 Pound. 101 Rupees or 21 Shillings. = 1 Guinea. 15 Rupees - 1 Gold Mohor. 100,000 Rupees. = 1 Lakh or Laksh. 100 Laksh. = 1 Koti or Crore. CURRENCY NOTES, RULES. Currency Notes are issued from the following Circles. and Sub-Circles : Calcutta, having for its Sub-Circles, Allahabad, Lah(lre, 8lld Rangoon ; Madras having for its Sub-Circles, Calicut and Coconada; Bombay, having for its Sub· Circle'>, Karachi, Nagpur, and Akola. · :Not.es of one C'ircle a.re not interchangeable with those 'lf anothet" Circle, and cannot be cashed at par except within their own Circle or Sub·cilclc. A com misRion of one p~r cent. usually is charged by Bankers for ca~bing notes of fon,i:;n Circle& iv The Nnmber11 and Indicating Letters ehouhl be c:u-efully noted when r~ceiring,. and parting with, Notea. The value of a whole Note lost ia post or otherwise cannot b~J recovered. fro!ll Government. except, by a apecial order ol Govc:ramtlnt, Wlder very speciaL ciicumf1tances. The value of NOtes mutilated may be recovered on the circumstance being report• ed to the Commissioner of Paper Currency of tbe Circle to which tt:e Note belongs, with its number. date, &c., who, after a certain time, wiil pay th111 amount on an indemnity-bond to be granted by th.e priuctpal a.nJ two aecurities. · The value of a half Note, the other half of which has been lost, may be recovered in the same manner. A. Note lost should at once be reported to the Commis· sioner of Paper Currency of the Circle to which it belongs, with ita nlliilbet, &c., fo-r t.ha purpose of ita being" stopped." The Government cannot rt'fuse to cash a Carrency Note by whalJJSOeTer present. ·ed, but the name and address of the presenter will be· taken and reported to _ the rightful owner for him to take whatever steps he may think necessary. Any person who has eo me into possession honestly of a mismatched Note, may, if he desires, leave it in deposit at the Currency Office of the Circle concerned, in order that, if the corresponding ha.lf ttmlB up, he may be put in t.he way of recovering the valu.e. ... POSTAL mFORMATION. l:nla.nd Rates Of Postage, including Ceylou and Burma. Post Card. Single post-card · -· - l Single poslt--ca.rd for international correspondent:e -11 anna. Reply post-card ••• - j anna. Reply post-card for international eorreepondence._ - 3 annas. Letters. Weighing not more than ... ..--: l tola i anna. Weighing more thl\11 _ _ l do 1 anna. And so on, one additional anna for every tola or fraction of a tola. Rpgistration fee .•• ... ... .•• 2 annas Book and Bona.ftde Pattern .Packets in open covers, including Newspapers. For every .•. 10 tolas ( prepaid in stamps) ! a.nna. For every additional 10 tola.s, or fraction thereof, ..• ••• ! anna. Registration fee .•• ... 2 a.nnas. Privileged -Newspapers, for every 3 tolas, 1 anna ; weighing 10 tolaa, i anna; and so on, half anna for every additional 10 U,las, or fraction thereof. PARCELS· (INDIA AND BURMA ONLY). Not exceeding 20 tola.1, 4 annas ; ~xceeding 20 tolas, aDd not exceeding 40 tolas, 8 annas ; and for every additional 40 tola.a, 4 annas. Prepayment optional : must be in cash. No parcels exceeding 2S seers (2,000 tolas) in weight can be received at any Post Office fur despatch. Acknowledgment of Receipt from addressee ••. J a.nna D- n-n-na• Insurance-fee, to be paid in cash •. R s. .,~o , 2 annas ; .ne. 100 , ~• ......_..._.. CertHica.te of posting, prepaid in Stamps .. ! anna each &rticle. "Value-payable., Articles. The eender of a Parcel or BooK packet may, at the trime of poating; state ll.e value of ita contents in view to the amount being realized from the ad~' ures11ee a.nd paid to the sender. 1f the value does not exceed Ra. 10 ... 0 2 As. If it exceeds Rs. 10, a.nd does not exceed Rs. 25 ••• 0 i , And I annaa for every additional Rs. 25, or fraction thereof, up to the Jlmit·valne of Ri!. 1,000. l'ayment will be made by means of money orders. Postage will be chargeable oa " value-payable " parcels and book packets at the same rates as are chargeable on ordinary parcels and book packets. Pre- payment of parcel postage ean only be made in cash. '· · If the sum to be recovered on a. value-payable parcel or registered article exceeds Rs. 10, an intimation of its arrival will be sent by the office of destina tion to the addressee. Such articles will be delivered at the Post Office ou payment of the amount entered in the form of receipt on• the reverse of the intimation, including any postage thab may be dne, and on presentation au the l'ost Office of the intimation with the receipt on the reverse duly singed. If the sum to be recovered on a. value-payable parcel or registered article doeB not exc~ed, r..s. 10, the article will be delivered by the postman at the addressee's residence on payment of the amount recoverable, and on the addressee signing the receipt · on the reverse of the intimation presented. with the article. If the .article is au unregistered book packet, it will be delivered by the postman at the addressee's 'reHidence on payment of the amount recoverable ; no receipt wiU be taken from the addressee.