The Russian quarter, founded in 1865 after the capture of the native town from the Khan of Khokand upon June 15 by the Russian forces under General Chernaieff, is separated from the native by the Angar canal. It is divided into official and residential areas, and contains many large streets. The Sobornaya, in which are situated the best shops, is perhaps more animated than any other thoroughfare in the town, while the Romanovski Street, which crosses the official quarter, is devoted principally to the Government offices. Three wide streets--the Gospitalnaya, Dukhovskaya, and the Kailuski Prospekt--along which it is proposed to erect business premises, also run from this quarter to the station. The residential part is of much later construction; its population is more scattered, the houses are surrounded with dense gardens and the streets are wider. The houses in each section are, for the most part, single storeyed. The chief public works are the Alexandrovski Park, Konstantinovski Square, Gorodskoi Garden and the gardens surrounding the residence of the Governor-General. The Turkestan Public Library, founded by General von Kauffman with the object of furthering the education of the country, now contains more than 40,000 volumes. The following table shows the existing statistics of the Russian quarter: Military club 1 General club 1 Houses 3776 Schools 22 Orthodox churches 10 Protestant church 1 Synagogues 3 Sunnite mosques 17 The town revenues for 1902 were as follows: _Revenue._ _Expenditure._ 427,572 roubles. Police 90,599 Local administration 67,867 General expenditure 269,106 ------- Roubles 427,572