cause of Assamese language and literature. By publishing the Hema-kobo, the only authoritative dictionary in the language, they have established the language on a very firm basis, and by getting the language recognised by the daloutta University, they have given it a status and a new impetus. 'The necessity of imparting education to the Assamese boys through the medium of their mother tongue was long recog nised in principle, but it has been given effect. to only quite recently, These facts have led the promoters of the Assamese language to hope that Assamese literature has a bright and cheering prospect before it. | There are various ways in which Assamese literature can be encouraged. We beg to suggest a few of them below : (a) only a few put belonging to Assamese literature have yet seen the light of publication, Steps should be taken to preserve them from the hands of decay, and the valuable ones should be published. | (3) The stringent rules about the submission of text- books should be relaxed in favour of Assamese (৩) Rewards should be offered for exceptionally good text-books on different subjects, as was done some years back, | (d) Reading libraries should be established at important centres of rural areas, where Assamese books, magazines and newspapers should be kept. (e) Small libraries of Assamese books should be attached to all the important village schools. (f) Good Assamese books of real merit should be pub- lished by the Government, S., Hema-koo, ox & number of copies subscribed. | (g) The literapy magazines should be subscribed by the Local Boards for the village schools.
