(२८४) was for a time the chief commercial centre of the District, owing to its position on the Jumna; but many of its merchants have migr- ated to Karwi, and the place is declining. Be- sides the export of country produce, there is a small manufacture of shoes and blankets. The school has 90 pupils. X Extract from Tulsidas's Ramayana-Ayodhyakand, Printed from the Rajapur Manuscript. Edited by Lala Sitarama B. A. (Publishers, Kishore Brothers, 203 Muthiganj, Allahabad, ) Preface :---page ii] Fifteen years ago, Sir George Grierson sug- gested to me that half tone blocks of each page of the book may be printed with a transcription below in type. In 1909 I applied to the Educa. tion Department to obtain Gavernment sanc- tion for printing the Rajapur MS. by photo- zinco process. After some correspondence the matter was dropped. Five years ago on the recommendation of the Hon'ble Mr. Burn, C. S.
