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in India says: “I must inform you that photography is making 
very rapid strides in India. Many of the Rajahs and wealthy 
natives practise it it with success, keeping assistant photographers 
in their pay.” As I only intended to enumerate a few of the many 
applications of this art-science, to serve as it were as an introdue- 
tion to my principal remarks, I must not continue longer on this 
and now, after having visited the principal capitals of Europe, 
where, by some years of study and observation I have gained an 
insight into the requirements and desires of the scholastic world, 
I am fully convinced of the future importance that photography is 
destined to possess, as regards its application to public instruction. 
Each year as it passed away left some distinguishing mark corre- 
Dies of my idea, and now I have the satisfaction of reading of 
results obtained, that I proposed to the French Government 
twelve years ago. My propositions were, and are still ———— 
“ to sO . _ 
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of national education.” Since my arrival in ae arate 
I have in way abated in my endeavours to promote 
the advance of this interesting and important study ; and 
Success has ie rewarded my efforts, owing to the liberal 
manner in which I have been seconded by the Technical College 
im connection with ibe School of Arts. I mentioned that m 
the matter had been well taken up. I will a efore refer you 
ay little reflection helps us to appreciate the great serviees 
that photography can kes and is rendering to science, art, and 
; nor can we discover that it is in any way injurious to 
— of them. However much these facts are known to those 
acquainted with the practical working of the art, it has yet to be 
made generally known and proclaimed to the world that it is the 
