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should be " alakku." If we are to adopt 88 turn" and " putti" 

 then we should have "padi" (for the Madras measure or puddee) 

 and " marakkal" (for marcal.) The word " maund" I believe to 

 be a corruption of the Persian " man" (generally written " mun" 

 in Bengal.) 



Besides the word " rupee" the word " sepoy" is one requiring 

 consideration. At one time the " Friend of India" always spelt 

 it " sipahi" which is correct, and this spelling could not give rise 

 to any error. " Mohur" should be " muhur." 88 Fanam" in the 

 original is " panam" (uemLD.) Is this to be adopted? Again 



such words as 8 arrack' ('araq) 8 chuckler' (sakkiliyan) * tope' 

 (toppu) 'chatty' (Satti) 8 Toddy' (tari) ' pariah' (paraiyan) 'choul- 

 try' (Sattiram) may by most persons be considered Anglicised and 

 be entered in the list (for I conclude some list must be made out) 

 of exceptions. It will not do to give a licence by the word, &c. 



I perceive in the printed copy of Sir C. Trevelyan's address to 

 Narsingha Rao that the old spelling Cutcherry is changed to 

 " Kach'hari." Now after such a reform in the case of one of the 

 most stereotyped of words, there can hardly be a reason for refus- 

 ing a similar reform in the writing of another Revenue stereotyped 

 word 88 ryot" or the D. P. W. word 88 jelly," or the Military 

 " Batta," or the judicial 88 pottah," or the Commissariat 88 corni- 

 copoly" (supposed by some to be connected with corn or gram) 

 or the Marine " catamaran," or the Police 88 taliary," or the Cus- 

 tom House 88 maund." Then 88 parcherry," 88 cooly" and 88 dooly" 

 must yield to the innovation, and should not 81 jastee" be 

 88 ziyadati." 



P. S. — As 88 Kandy" is written by authority 88 Kandi" and 

 " Ossoor" "Usur," I conclude Vepery should be written 88 Veperi," 

 and 88 Mylapoor" 88 Mayilapur" and ' 8 Perumbore" 88 Perambur." 

 If so, should not 88 Chepauk" be written 88 Sepakkam," and 

 "Egmore" Elambur? 



I have avoided entering into any discussion as to the advan- 

 tages expected from transliteration in general. There can be no 

 doubt that for words used in official correspondence, a reform is 

 necessary. 



