Goa and the Blue Mountains; or, Six months of sick leave

by Sir Richard Francis Burton

The schools for natives at Ootacamund are—

1.	The Hindostani school	}	Conducted by the Rev. Bernard Schmidt, D.D.
2.	The Tamul school	}

There are many other similar establishments for native children in different parts of the hills.

So that the pedagogue has not neglected to visit this remote corner of his wide domains.

[156] The Union and the Victoria. For bed and board the prices usually charged are—

For a lady or gentleman, 22l. per mens.

Ditto for any broken period in a month, 16s. per diem.

For children under ten years of age and European servants, 2s. per diem.

Native ayah or nurse, 1s. per diem.

The expense of housekeeping is not great at Ootacamund. A single man may manage to live for 20l. per mensem, comfortably for 30l. It is common for two or more bachelors to take a house together, and the plan suits the nature of the place well.