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the Soutli-East Wainad, not ooly from tlie fact that it adds to CU. XXir. 

 the population 38,000 souls, but also because it brings him into pJ^fTg., 



contact with a turbulent and dangerous class, the Malabar 



Moplas. The task, too, of detecting and repressing coffee thefts 

 is also extremely difficult, though the recent passing of Act VIII 

 of 1878 — the law passed for the special object of repressing these 

 offences — will doubtless afford the means of effectual repression. 

 The head-quarters of the Chief Inspector are at Ootacamand ; 

 the subordinate Inspectors are stationed at Coonoor and Ootaca- 

 mand. 



There are ten stations in the Nilagiris proper, viz., Ootacamand Stations on 

 town, Ootacamand district, Paikare, Neduwattam, Kalhatti, ^^ " ' agins. 

 Masnikovil, Kotagiri, Wellington, Coonoor district, Coonoor town. 



The total strength, excluding Wainad, is 125 men. The details 

 as to the force kept at each of these stations, the principal 

 village within the beat, and the number of the beats will be found 

 in Appendix No. 25. 



In Waindd the strength of the force is 34 men. There are four — in Waindd 

 stations, as follows: — Gudalur, Cherambadi, Devdla, andNadgani. 



The proportion of the police to the population is 1 in 400 and Proportion of 

 to area 1 in 6| square miles on the Nilagiris proper, and I ^''^j^jt^^Q 

 in 1,117 and 1 in 7 respectively in the Wainad; or taking &c., &c. 

 the district as now constituted, 1 in 629 and 1 to 6^ square 

 miles of territory. The cost per head of the population was 

 in 1875-76 Rupees 0-9-3, and per square mile Rupees 37-4-6 

 in the Nilagiris proper, and Rupees 0-5-8 and Rupees 33-1-3 

 respectively in the South-East Wainad. The total cost for the 

 district now is approximately Rupees 38,140 or Rupees 0-6-1 

 per head of population ; and Rupees 38-9-8 per square mile. It 

 must not be forgotten that a considerable portion of the area of 

 the district is but sparsely populated. 



In the appendices (Nos. 22 to 24) will be found some interest- Appendices, 

 ing information as to the crime statistics of the district prior 

 to the annexation of South-East Waindd. 



