80S 



Remark* on the Amount of 



[No. 38, 



The following is the estimate of the total expense attending the 



execution of this project: 



Rupees. 



Madras School-book Society, per month 700 



Collectorate Schools, Mahomedan, 20, at 15 Rupees. . . 300 



Do. do. Hindoo, 20, at 15 Rupees 300 



Tahsildary do. do- 300, at 9 Rupees.. 2,700 



Per Month, Rs. 4,000 



Although, it is observed, the salary of nine Rupees monthly from 

 Government to each teacher may appear small, yet when it is consi- 

 dered that the teachers will get as much again from their scholars, 

 their situation will probably be better than that of parish school- 

 masters in Scotland. In order to the execution of this plan, the 

 Court's sanction is solicited for a disbursement of not less than half a 

 lac of Rupees, exclusive of any public endowments., which may be found 

 available. 



"Whatever expense," Sir Thomas Munro adds, " Government may 

 incur in the education of the people, will be amply repaid by the im- 

 provement of the country ; for the general diffusion of knowledge is 

 inseparably followed by more orderly habits, by increasing industry, 

 by a ta;>te for the comforts of life, by exertion to acquire them, and 

 by the growing prosperity of the people." 



The minute of Sir Thomas Munro concludes by recommending the 

 appointment of a Committee of Public Instruction, and by an expres- 

 sion of the most entire confidence in the final success of the measure, 

 although he concurs in the opinion that that success must be pro- 

 gTessive and will be slow. 



With a very slight modification, the Council have concurred in 

 their President's suggestions, which are accordingly recommended 

 for adoption by the Court of Directors, and the following gentlemen 

 have been appointed a Committee of Public Instruction at Madras : 

 H. S. Graeme, Junior ; W. Oliver, John Stokes, and A. D. Campbell, 

 Esquires. 



These gentlemen have been informed that the object of their ap- 

 pointment is the general improvement of the education of the people 

 in the territories subject to Fort St. George. They have been direct- 

 ed to acquaint themselves fully with its actual state, and to consider 

 and report to Government from time to time the results of their in- 



