'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1860-61' [‎12v] (20/164)

[Bombay]
revenue.
ALIENATED REVENUES.
In the last Administration Report (page 9), allusion was made to a scheme
then under consideration, for a summary
Bombay Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. . settlement of claims to alienated reve
nue the principal feature of which was that, in return for a light annual quit-rent
and’a duty on succession, the holders of Inam lands would obtain the right to
transfer their holdings, and have all defects in their titles cured.
A draft Act for legalizing the scheme of summary settlement has been
submitted to the Government of India, and was read a second time on the 6th
July 1861. Meanwhile, several cases have been admitted to the benefits of that
settlement.
During the year under report, the Alienation Department has been
re-organized \ the offices of Revenue Commissioner for Alienations and Inam
Commissioners having been abolished, and the settlement of all claims to alien
ated lands, in accordance with the terms of the Summary Settlement, confided
to the Revenue Commissioners, Northern and Southern Divisions. A reduction
of Rs. 1,37,752 per annum has, by these changes, been effected in the establish
ments of the Alienation Department.
Forty-five claims to hold land exempt from assessment have been adjudi
cated in Guzerat.
One thousand, seven hundred, and eleven claims to cash allowances, of the
annual value of Rs. 47,802, were disposed of: of these 930, valued at Rs. 40,996
per annum, were continued permanently or temporarily, and 781, valued at
Rs. 6,806 per annum, were ordered to be discontinued.
The result and cost of litigation regarding alienated revenue in the Northern
Division during the past year is as follows :—
Number of Suits
finally decided.
Nature of Decision.
Value of Suits.
Cost incurred by
Government.
19
Decided in favour of Government
Rs. a. p.
28,907 7 2
32,655 6 7
700 10 9
Rs. a. p.
2 4 10
1,603 12 10
257
Ditto against ditto
3
Withdrawn by the opposite parties ....
279
62,263 8 8
1,606 1 8
Foity-eight bonds, of the value of Rs. 10,920, on account of compensation
to individuals foi abolished duties and cesses, were redeemed.
In the Deccan and Southern Mahratta Country, 455 claims to alienated
levenue, of the annual value of Rs. 22,784, were decided during the year under