MURREE  , a

town and sanatorium of British India, in the Rawalpindi district of the Punjab, 7517 ft. above the sea, about five hours' journey by cart-road from Rawalpindi town, and the starting-point for Kashmir . The houses are built on the summit and sides of an irregular ridge, and command magnificent views over forest-clad hills and deep valleys, studded with villages and cultivated fields, with the snow-covered peaks of Kashmir in the background . The population in r901 was 1844; but these figures omit the summer visitors, who probably number 1o,000 . The garrison generally consists of three mountain batteries . Since 1877 the summer offices of the provincial government have been transferred to Simla . The Murree brewery, one of the largest in India, is the chief industrial establishment . The Lawrence Military Asylum for the children of European soldiers is situated here .