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madrissa; or,.

their maintenance, according to the class to which they belong, viz.

1st Class 15 Rupees per mensem
2nd Ditto 10 Ditto
3rd Ditto 8 Ditto

There are eighty five students on the Foundation, and besides these, out students are allowed to attend to an unlimited number. In order to give still further encouragement and support to Mohomedan education, the Government has recently determined to found a School for the tuition of Mohomedan youth, of an earlier age than that in which they are eligible for the Madrissa, and for their instruction on improved principles, in Arabic and Persian Literature.

The course of education in the College comprizes the Arabic language, including General Literature, Law, Philosophy of Law, the Traditions of Mohomed, Rhetoric, Logic, Geometry and Arithmetic. Astronomy according to the English system, and English grammar may hereafter probably be taught,[1] to which may be added the Regulations of the British Government

  1. Since the above was written an English class has been established.