The educational outlook is some what cluded, owing to financial stringency, but if this should resnl, in a more efficient and p saressive enrsicalum for the ests education plant of the province the net rest would he a great gain, The—present system is'amatevrish—we hops to grow into something more effi-ut in time—perhans—retrench-ut may be the method.
The harvest of the past season was a bountiful one and consequent ly the people are much more contented than was the ease last year, though many of the farmers lament the restrictions in the matter of opium cultivation. I was informed by the Military Commander some days ago, that he had 2,000 soldiers out in the country on the duty of opium suppressing—to prevent planting if possible, and when planted to destroy the crop. T hear there is a contract for military. sup ically going a begging—the Original from
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