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2 infinitely preferable it is, that the Excise should increase pari passw with
3 enhanced consumption and comfort, than that a high Land Tax should
4 be maintained? Great stress may be laid on this point, for it affords
5 encouragement for persistence in a course of wise liberality. On the
6 whole there is hope of a slight increase of the aggregate Revenues ; there
7 is certainly little fear of a diminution of resources, ” The Excise Revenues
8 are likely to progressively rise; the Land Tax will remain steady, and
9 may be ultimately much increased, if adequate measures for irrigation
10 and exportation can be carried out simultaneously,
11 Section EXE.
12 EDUCATION.
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14 70. In the last Punjab Report, writt@® in July 1854, it was-declared
15 First Educational] that the Punjab was ripe for the introduction of
16 SoBoneme an Educational measure. During that same year
17 - a Scheme, framed at Lahore, was submitted to the Supreme Government,
18 and the views therein enunciated have since been honored with the.
19 approval of the Home Authorities. But early in 1855,.the Despatch
20 ; of the Hon’ble the Court of Directors, which
21 initiated a new Altra for Education in India,
22 was received at Lahore. This Despatch was communicated with '
23 the Chief Commissioner’s directions regarding the carrying out of
24 its provisions to the Financial Commissioner, to‘whose Department
25 Educational questions pertain. During 1855 the Financial Commis-
26 sioner collected opinions from all the Local Authorities‘and thus pre-
27 pared materials. Early in 1856 Mr. W. D. Arnold, son ofthe late
28 Dr. Arnold, was appointed Director of Public Instruction. In February
29 of the same year, the Financial Commissioner, aided by the Director’s
30 suggestions, forwarded a complete scheme for future Education in the
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32 Preliminary measures.