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cutting of the crops, from February to the end 

 of June would be found to be the best time on 

 the whole for the stations of Muttra, Agra, 

 Delhi, or Meerut, and it is to one or other of 

 these places that I should advise the sportsman 

 to go. They are accessible, and in each there 

 will be found either a tent club or some sports- 

 men of experience who will guide the footsteps 

 of the new comer. The places are on the 

 main line of the G.I. P. or N.W.R., and Muttra 

 is easily reached from Aligarh. There are 

 English troops at all the above places, and the 

 pig-sticking at Muttra and Agra has been care- 

 fully organised by the different regiments which 

 have been stationed there, notably by the 

 13th Hussars at Muttra, and 96th (Manchester) 

 regiment at Agra. There are various ways of 

 living at these places, most of them having 

 Dak bungalows, or hotels. If, however, the 

 visitor is prepared to face the heat of May and 

 June, which is very great, I should advise 

 taking the whole or part of a bungalow, furni- 

 ture, and servants from some one going to the 

 hills for the hot weather. These are easily 

 hired, and Indian hotels are neither remarkable 

 for cleanliness nor good food. They are, 

 however, not extravagant in their charges. 

 The cost of living in any case, including the 

 keep of the horses, would be about Rs. 400 a 



