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the males employed in the army and navy be included, the fexe's are 



very -nearly equal. in number. 



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 No, 2. The ftatement marked No. i, having furniftied me wfth the 



average proportion of inhabitants to each dwelling, I proceeded to af- 



certain the actual number of dwelling houfes in the diftrict of Burdwan, 



diltin^uiftiing them as occupied by Hindus and Makomedans refpectively. 



The proprietors of every mauza or village in the dirtricl; or their 

 refiderit agents were furnilhed through the police officers of each 

 divifion with a form in the Bengali language, intended 10 fhew the 

 name of the village, of the pergannah, and of the police jurifdidion, the 

 total number of dwelling houfes in each village, and the number occu- 

 pied by Hindus and Makomedans refpeclively. 



Such inilruclions and explanations were at the fame time furnilhed 

 as appeared neceffary to prevent mi (takes and omifnons, and to remove 

 all grounds of fufpicion and jealoufy on the part of the inhabitants. 

 The proprietors, farmers, or their re fident agents we're 'directed to fup- 

 ply the information required, and to infert it in the form with every 

 pofiible attention to accuracy. The fiatements after being fo prepared, 

 were attefted by the proprietor or his agent, and by fome of the 

 mendels or moft refpeclable inhabitants of each village; and were then 

 delivered to the police officers of the jurifdr&ion by whom they were 

 arranged alphabetically, under the head of each pergannah. 



I believe that the returns have httn generally prepared with due 

 care and accuracy, and I met with no inftance of reluclance on the part 

 of the proprietors ©r their agents in communicating the information 

 required. 



