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spread in villages. The present "Grant' system cannot work well in the cause of education. The inspecting school masters are of no use whatever. It is enough if sub-assistant inspectors are appointed to inspect at the rate of one village school a day, thus examining at least 250 such schools every year. The assistant inspectors and chief inspectors may be required one out of every twenty, and two out of every one hundred, of such village schools, respectively.

Page 343, August 17th 1901

The A.G. of the 17th August, remarks that most of the police stationhouse officers are utterly ignorant of English and are but little educated. They are not of a good character and have no sound knowledge of the rules which regulate their duties. Under these circumstances, it is desirable to make a rule that the post of station-house officer shall not be given to anybody unless he be at least a matriculate. If officers thus appointed discharge their duties satisfactorily, they should be made sub-inspectors and after the lapse of a few years and on their passing the required test they should be made inspectors. By doing so the paper hopes most of the defects in the police department will be removed.

The same paper states that the people in general do not care to report the police any offences committed within their knowledge as they believe that no benefit can be derived by doing so. The police do not work efficiently in enquiring into cases. They do not detect offenders and bring them to justice. The government as well as the heads of the police department have issued some silly rules and orders. The magistrates and judges do not care for the good of the people but are inclined to attend more to idle niceties of the law.

Page 358, August 24h 1901

The A.G. of the 24th August 1901 (received 30th August), complains that the Madras Government does not seem to care for the protection of the person and property of its subjects, of late crime has been on the increase in the district of Nellore. Dishonest subordinate officials hush up crimes without taking them to the notice of the government. About 60 or 70 persons entered the Illetigunta Agraharam (Sullurpet Division) and committed dacoity in the house of one Sivaramaiah. The paper is