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attainment. Since the establishment of his school many Parsi families, who have been unwilling to send their girls out, have commenced to teach them Enelish in their own houses through English governesses. Parsi girls have of late made considerable progress in English music. The performances of some of them on the piano as well as their singing have been admired by European critics. We are happy to say that Parsi girls now consider that music is an accomplishment without which a lady’s education cannot be said to be complete.

Having thus shown the origin, progress, and present state of education among the Parsis, both male and female, the author, as a Parsi, feels proud in being able to record that education among them has made rapid strides within a period of half a century —tor it can only be said to have begun at the commencement of the present century—and that the results attained are in the highest degree satisfactory. In this matter, as well as in much else, they have shown themselves to be far in advance of the other races of the peninsula.

In the report of the census of 1881 will be found extensive tables giving interesting information regarding education. Its author, Dr. Weir, in an analysis of the comparative state of education in 1872 and 1881, and where referring to the state and advance of education amongst the Parsi race,