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Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 12, p. 231.

GHAZNI 231 tank, and tomb of Abdullah, governor in the eighteenth century. Ab- dullah's palace, which was still intact at the time of Bishop Heber's visit, is now in ruins, though a gateway still remains. The tomb of Lord Cornwallis, who died here in 1805, consists of a domed quasi- Grecian building with a marble statue by Flaxman. Ghazipur is the head-quarters of the Opium Agent for the United Provinces, and the opium factory is situated here, to which are consigned the poppy pro- ducts, opium leaf, and trash of all the Districts in the United Provinces. The factory occupies an area of about 45 acres, and its main function is to prepare opium for the Chinese market, where it is known as Benares opium. Opium for consumption in the United Provinces, the Punjab, Central Provinces, and part of the supply for Bengal, Assam, and Burma are also prepared here, besides morphia and its salts, and codeia for the Medical department in all parts of India. During the busy season, from April to June, about 3,5oo hands are employed daily; while at other times the number varies from 500 to 2,ooo. Ghazipur was con- stituted a municipality in 1867. During the ten years ending igoi the income and expenditure averaged Rs. 40,ooo and Rs. 39,ooo respec- tively. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 45,000, chiefly from octroi (Rs. 31,ooo) and rents (Rs. 6,ooo). The expenditure in the same year was Rs. 46,ooo. The town is no longer an important trade centre, as the tract north of the Ganges, which it formerly served, is now traversed by railways. Besides the manufacture of opium, the chief industry is that of scent-distilling. Roses are grown close to the town, and rose- water and otto of roses are largely manufactured. There are about 14 schools, attended by 1,400 pupils. Ghazipur is the head-quarters of the Lutheran Mission in the District, and contains male and female dispensaries. Ghazipur Tahsil.-South-central tahsil of Fatehpur District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Ghazipur, Aya Sah, and Mutaur, and lying between 25° 41′ and 25° 55′ N. and 80° 31′ and 81° 4′ E., with an area of 277 square miles. Population fell from 92,389 in 18gr to 91,222 in 19or. There are 151 villages, but no town. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 1,95,ooo, and for cesses Rs. 31,000. The density of population, 329 persons per square mile, is the lowest in the District. The tahsal lies along the Jumna, and the soil for some distance from that river resembles the poorer soils of Bundelkhand. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 158 square miles, of which 39 were irrigated. The Fatehpur branch of the Lower Ganges Canal supplies nearly half the total irrigation, but in the northern part tanks or jhils are used. Irrigation from wells is insignificant. Ghazni.-Chief town of the district of the same name in the Kabul province of Afghanistan, situated in 33° 44′ N. and 68° 18′ E., 92 miles from Kabul, and 221 from Kandahar; 7,279 feet above the sea.