Extract from a letter from the Sub-Secretary to the Civil Auditor dated the 10th September 1790 directing that the writers who are willing to learn second languages be allowed a munshi s allowance of rupees 30 per month and that the first bill for such allowances will not be paid without the signature of the Governor-General.

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