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employed for
upwards of a year by the Government in India; and his "Report on the

Improvement of Indian Agriculture" is an elaborate, work, of upwards
of 400 pages, and contains a large body of carefully digested
information, remarks, and opinions which will be of great value to the
Government, and of much practical value to planters, and all tropical
agriculturists.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
--INTRODUCTORY.
Myself and the route to Mysore in 1855.
The pioneer planters of Southern Mysore.
The life of a planter by no means a dull one.
Effects of English capital on the progress of the people and the finances
of the State.
The value, in times of famine, of European settlers.
A deferred native message of thanks to the English public.
The causes that have led to an increase of famine and scarcities.
Measures to promote the digging of wells by the people.
A line of railway from Mysore to the western coast sanctioned.
Wanted, land tenures which will promote well digging and other
irrigation works.
The late Dewan's opinions in favour of a fixed land tax.
Evidences of irrigation works made by occupiers being promoted by a
fixed land tax.
Famine question of great importance to settlers in India.
The number of European and native coffee plantations in Mysore.
Probable annual value of coffee produced in Mysore. Manufactures in
India.
Manufactures in Mysore.
Endeavours by the Dewan to develop the iron wealth of the province.
"The Mysore and Coorg Directory." Value of the Dewan's annual
addresses in the Representative Assembly.
The Dewan's efforts to promote improvements of all kinds.
European settlers favourably received by officials of all classes.
Hints as to representing any matter to a Government official.

Native officials are polite and obliging.

CHAPTER II.
--THE SCENERY AND WATERFALLS OF MYSORE.
General description of the Mysore country.
The climate. A healthy one for Europeans.
The beautiful scenery of the western borderlands.
The falls of Gairsoppa.
Height of the falls; difficulty of getting at them; the Lushington, Lalgali,
and Majod Falls might be visited-when on the way to Gairsoppa Falls.
The best time for visiting the falls.
Description of the falls.
Startling sounds to be heard at the falls.
To the bottom of the gorge below the falls.
Wonderful combinations of sights and sounds.
The scene on the pool above the falls.
The beautiful moonlight effects.
A flying squirrel; a tiger bounding across the road.
The Cauvery Falls and the route to them.
General description of the falls.
The Gangana Chuckee Falls.
The Bar Chuckee Falls.
The Gairsoppa and Cauvery Falls contrasted.
Interesting bridges built by native engineers.
Leisure, solitude, and repose necessary to enjoy scenery.

CHAPTER III.
--MYSORE--ITS GOVERNMENT AND REPRESENTATIVE
ASSEMBLY.
The early history of Mysore.
The Hindoo and Mahometan lines.
The Hindoo line restored by us in 1799.
The insurrection of 1830.
The Maharajah deposed and the country in 1831 administered by the
British.

The State restored to native administration in 1881.
The people at first generally disliked the change; causes of this.
Value of an admixture of Europeans in the Mysore service.
The alleged breach of good faith as regards conferring appointments on
natives in British territory.
The constitution of Mysore; terms on which it was transferred not to
native rule but to native administration.
Mysore as practically under British rule as any part of British India.
After deducting sum allotted for Maharajah's personal expenditure, the
remaining revenues to be spent on public purposes only.
The advantages possessed by settlers in Mysore.
The Mysore Representative Assembly.
The notification by which the Assembly was established, and the
system of nominating members.
Contrast between it and the Egyptian General Assembly of the
Legislative Council.
First meeting of the Assembly, Oct. 7th, 1881.
Rules of 1890 announcing a system of electing members in future.
My election in 1891 as a member of the Assembly.
Am appointed chairman of preliminary meetings.
Measures agreed to at the preliminary meetings.
Rules to regulate discussions in preliminary meetings.
Organization desired to be established; funds for working the proposed
organization.
The lady students of the Maharanee's College.
The Assembly formally opened; the Dewan's address.
Gold mines, railways, roads; interference of Madras Government with
proposed Mysore Irrigation Works.
Measure to promote digging of wells.
Value of the Assembly as a means of communicating intelligence
amongst the people.
Forests. Elephants. Female education.
The Archæological Survey. The Census. The municipal elections.
Reform of religious and charitable institutions. An irregular meeting of
members.
A marriage law proposed. Great excitement caused thereby. Proposal
adjourned.

Proposal to store grain against times of famine.
Revenue should be remitted in full when there is no crop.
My speech in the Assembly as chairman of preliminary meetings.
Members called up in order to represent grievances and wants. The
marriage question again.
Influence of public opinion as regards age