Jails.

There are two Central Jails-one at Akola and the other at Amráoti; and Lock-ups for the other districts of Elichpúr, Buldána, Wún, and Básim have been or will shortly be provided.

There were at the close of the year 1869 1,028 prisoners in confinement; of these 127 were able to read and write, and, with the exception of 20, the remainder, viz., 99 male and 8 female prisoners, all re

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ceived their instruction in jail. The castes of the prisoners were in the ratio of about six Hindús to one Mahomedan. Of the Hindús Súdras formed the main body. There were a few Bráhmans and other high castes. Their occupations were :

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Their ages were-12 under 16 years, 6 under 20, 344 under 30, 404 under 40, 178 under 50, 49 under 60, and 37 above 60 years of age. The number of persons imprisoned during the year 1869 was 2,019, one-half of which number represents first convictions. The daily average number under confinement was

and the average cost per head for diet and clothing was

Industrial education has been introduced in both the Akola and Amráoti Jails, and good articles are made up.

This is the estimate made at the time for 1853. The real number may now be guessed to have been something under two millions.