In June, 1818, application was made to the Revenue Board
through the Collector of Nuddea, on behalf of Sivnath Vidya-
Vachaspati, for a pension or allowance of rupees 90 per annum,
which had been enjoyed by his father Sukra Tarkavagis, in
consideration of his maintaining a seminary in Nuddea. The
Board ordered the continuance of the pension and the payment
of arrears.
In November, 1819, an application was made through the
Collector of Nuddea to the Board of Revenue, on behalf of Sriram
Siromani, for a pension or allowance of rupees 36 per annum, in
consideration of his keeping up a chaupari or seminary at
Nuddea, which had been founded and endowed by the rajah of
Nattore. It was in this case also ascertained that Sriram
Siromani did keep up the seminary in which there were three
pupils, and the allowance together with the arrears was
accordingly ordered to be paid to him.
A similar decision was passed in 1819 in favour of Ramjaya
Tarka-Bangka, confirming to him an annual allowance of rupees
62, in consideration of his continuing to maintain a seminary in
Nuddea in which he educated five pupils.
In 1823, it was represented to the Board of Revenue that a
Native College existed in the town of Nuddea in which
Ramchandra Tarkavagis taught the puranas, on account of
which he petitioned for the annual pension or allowance from
government of sicca rupees 24, which had been enjoyed by his
father while resident in Rajshahy, and which he solicited might
be continued to him in Nuddea. The Revenue Board directed
their nazir to make enquiry as to the facts stated, and to report
the result. He accordingly reported that Ramchandra Tarkavagis
did keep a seminary in the town of Nuddea in which he
maintained and instructed in the shastras 31 students, of whose
names a list was delivered in and that he had done so for nine
years then last past. Under these circumstances, the Board
recommended and the government determined that the pension
should be continued to Ramchandra Tarkavagis, and the arrears
which had accrued since the death of his father be paid to him.
In 1829, the Committee of Public Instruction received
orders to examine and report upon a petition to government from
certain students at Nuddea, claiming the restoration or
continuance of an allowance amounting to 100 rupees per
month. The Committee deputed their junior Member and
Secretary, and ascertained that all those students who came
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