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Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 419.

A10NY0 419 population in igoi was 76,573, compared with 93,648 in 189i, the decrease being due to migration into the Chenab Colony. it contains the towns Of MONTGOMERY (population, 6,602), the head-quarters, and KAMALIA (6,976) ; and. 218 villages. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 78,ooo. The greater part of the tahsil is uncultivated. It includes on the south a narrow strip of the Sutlej valley, from which it rises abruptly into the desert uplands lying between the old banks of the Beds and the Ravi. Farther north lie the Ravi lowlands, interspersed with great stretches of jungle, and, beyond the river, sloping gently upwards towards the fertile plateau irrigated by the Chenab Canal. Cultivation is confined to the lands along the river, and a few scattered patches round the wells elsewhere. The scanty cultivation accounts for the low density of population, 52 persons per square mile. Montgomery Town.-Head-quarters of the District and tahsil of the same name, Punjab, situated in 30 39' N. and 73° 8' E., on the North-Western Railway. Population (1goI), 6,602. In 1865 the village of Sdhiwal was selected as the head-quarters of the District and re- named after Sir Robert Montgomery, then Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab. Situated in the most arid and dreary part of the uplands between the Ravi and Sutlej, the station is almost unequalled for dust, heat, and general dreariness, but is not unhealthy. It has no commer- cial or industrial importance, and merely consists of a bazar and the residences of the District officials. The Central jail situated here usually contains about 1,500 prisoners. The municipality was consti- tuted in 1867. Its income and expenditure during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 13,100. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 16,6oo, chiefly derived from octroi and school fees; and the expenditure was Rs. 15,200. It maintains a girls' school and a dispensary. The high school is managed by the Educational department. The town contains two factories for ginning cotton, of which one was working in 1904 and gave employment to 37 persons. Monwel. -Petty State in KATHIAWAR, Bombay. Monyo.-Western township of Tharrawaddy District, Lower Burma, lying between 170 5r' and 18° 21' N. and 95° 15' and 95° 38' E., with an area of 182 square miles. It extends along the eastern bank of the Irrawaddy, and is flat and level throughout. It is the only township of the District not traversed by the railway. The population was 34,648 in 1891, and 39,964 in 1901• The density is 219 persons per square mile, which, for Burma, is high. The township contained 172 villages in 1901, its largest urban area being Monyo (population, 3,042), the head-quarters, situated on what was once the bank of the Irrawaddy but now some distance from the stream. The area cultivated in 1903-4 was 55 square miles, paying Rs. 33,000 land revenue.