The one attempt at road-making in the state is a line which connects the chief town, Alwar, with Rájghar on the one side and with Tijará on the other. The greater portion of this road was metalled during the minority of the present rájá, but it has been neglected since he took the management of the state into his own hands, and is now said to be almost impassable, and worse than the ordinary cart tracks. The earthwork for a road from Alwar to the Bhartpur border was thrown up, but it has never been metalled, and the line is not used for traffic. The Alwar hills are rich in minerals. Iron ore is found in large quantities close to the surface. Thirty smelting furnaces are kept at work, and are capable of turning out 390 tons a-year. They give employment to a large number of people. Two copper mines have been in operation for a number of years, but with doubtful advantage to the state. Silver, lead, and sulphur are also found in small quantities, and attempts have been made to work them, but without success. The principal agricultural products are wheat and barley during the cold weather, with grain to a less extent. Joár, bajrá, and Indian corn are raised during the rains. Cotton is extensively cultivated, and exported on a considerable scale. A ten years’ land settlement, which was formed by a late political resident, is now expiring, and a fresh settlement for a longer term is being made. The revenue of the state has for some time been in an unsatisfactory state. When the rájá attained his majority, and was invested with the full administration of his territory in 1863, the treasury contained a surplus of £205,000. Within seven years this surplus had dwindled away, and debts to the extent of £160,000 accumulated. Under these circumstances, the government found it necessary to place the administration of the state in the hands of the political resident, assisted by a council of management consisting of five of the principal chiefs and native gentlemen of the state. In 1870-71, the first year under the new management, the revenue of the state amounted to £213,085, and the expenditure to £135,201, leaving a surplus of £77,884, part of which was devoted to the liquidation of the state debt, the remainder being kept as a working balance. An allowance of £18,000 a-year is made for the household expenses of the rájá, besides an establishment of horses, carriages, and elephants maintained for his use. The educational institutions consist of a high school, attended in 1871-72 by 382 students; a Thákur school, for the education of the sons of chiefs and native gentlemen, and attended by 51 pupils; and sixty other schools, containing a total of 2785 pupils. Seven towns in the state are returned as containing a population of upwards of 5000 souls—namely, Alwar, 52,357; Rájghar, 12,070; Tijará, 7382; Govindgarh, 5720; Rámgarh, 5581; Rámpur, 5381; and Bahror, 5213. The only municipality is the town of Alwar. It derives its municipal revenue from a tax of 1 per cent. on the supposed income of the owners of houses. This tax yields about £800 per annum, out of which, with some assistance from the state, the city police, conservancy establishment, &c., are paid.