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Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 21, p. 387.

Sf1INT THOMAS'S MOUNT 387 derived from the land; Rs, 18,ooo from customs; Rs. 21;000 from tknka (tribute from feudatory larid-holders) ; and Rs. 412-8 from the British Government in lieu of salt dues relinquished in i88r, The chief heads of expenditure are general administration, including the chief's establishment, Rs. 9;oo6 ;,military; Rs. 15,000 ; tribute to British Government, Rs. 23,000 (paid to Sindhia until x86o) ; Rs. 6,o0o to Ratlam, being the share of sdyar or customs dues levied in Sailana: The incidence of land revenue demand is Rs. 3 per acre of cultivated land and r5 annas per acre of total area. The land revenue'systern includes the grant of `leases to each cultivator for a certain number of years. The British rupee. is the current coin in the State, the Sdlim Ad-hi (of Partabgarh) having been disused since 1897. Copper has been minted at Baramawal and Sailana, but the former mint was closed in 1881, and it is proposed to close the latter. The State forces consist of rbz regular cavalry, who form the chief's body-guard, 278 irregular, infantry, 5 guns and 15 gunners. The police were regularly organized in .1899. . A jail is maintained in Sailana town. -Seven schools are maintained in the State, with an average. Attendance of loo pupils. Two dispensaries are lept up. Sailana Town (Saldna).-Capital of the State of the same name in Central India, situated in 23° 28' N. and 74° 57' E., at the.foot of the Vindhyas, `1,847 feet above sea-level. Sailana is 1o miles by metalled road from Namli station on the Rajputana-Malwa Railway, and 521 by rail from Bombay. Population (1900, 4,255. The town, which' dates from 1736, has no buildings of any note except the Raja's new palace. A dispensary, an inspection bungalow, a British post office, a jail, and a school are situated within its limits. Saint , George, Fort.-The citadel of Madras city. See 'MADRAS CITY. SainthW-Village in the head-quarters subdivision of Birbhilm District, Bengal, situated in 23° 57' N. and 87° 41' E., on the East Indian Railway, rig miles from Howrah. Population (19or), 2,622. The village, which lies on the Mor river, is connected with Suri by a good road. It is an important trade centre, Saint Thomas's Mount.-Town and cantonment in the Saidapet Mluk of Chingleput District, Madras, situated in 13° N. and 8o° 12' E.) 8 miles south of Madras city. Population (rgo1), 15,57;1. It is known to the natives as Parangimalai, or 'Europeans' hill.' , The Mount after which the place is named is composed of greenstone and syenite, and is ascended by a flight of 200 masonry steps, the work of the Portu- guese. On its Summit, 220 feet above sea-level, is a curious old Portu guese church dedicated to the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin. It was built by the Portuguese in 1547, over the spot where was found the