'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1909-1910' [‎163r] (57/148)

St) fcVEYS-—SETTLEMENTS.
08 . 19 io.] sceveys—settlements. 19
, former in 34,198 acres and by the latter in 66,317 acres. Two surveyors checkerl
» £ Ahmednagar Cantonment and 8 measurers demarcated the roads of the Nas k
Strict Miscellaneous work of verification and testing was done by the office of the
^ Varddr and 4 temporary establishments. There were also temporary I d partt
f S ; the Nagar and Igatpnri City Surveys. The principal work done by these establishments
/'It preparation of the Akar Jantn; (2) preparation of duplicates nf p
*§ villages^oAhe SangH State and 6 Indm villas in Satdra, Ea^Khldesh atj Ndsik
« preparation of 50 Wdslew^r books found wanting in 26 villages of Nevasa Tdluka •’
5) preparation of scale remuneration statements for 317 villages. 1 ’
3 The field party of 6 surveyors was engaged in "(1) measurement work at Dewachi
fiothane in Katndgiri District and in Pardi measurement in the same district; (2) measurement
nf nallas containing toddy trees in Dharwai and partial classification of these; (3) measurement
0 f lands taken up for roads m Ratndgiri and Bijapur; (4) preparation of map showing
Government lands in Belgaum Cantonment; (5) preparation of records on account ol
pongri Bagayat lands m Malvan Taluka. Some of the members of the party were
also deputed to instruct the Central Survey Class for Circle Inspectors at Belgaum. Durino-
the monsoon 2 Surveyors did recess work in Ratnagiri and 2 others did similar work
connected with the demarcation of roads in KoUba and Dharw&r. A fifth measured Inam
] an ds in Kdnara and the Head Surveyor verified the Nagar Cantonment map. Special
establishments were employed in the measurement of Pardi lands and correction of Botkhats
in 15 villages of Ratnagiri j other temporary establishments were engaged in copying work
and preparation of records in several talukas of the Ratndgiri District. The Survey Daftarddr
and temporary establishments under him prepared AMrbands of 130 villages 'in Dharwar
District: and*calculations of assessments and preparation of Taktas for the Gaonkhadi village
in Rajapur Taluka.
4. The number of survey parties was reduced from three to one which worked in the
tRokas of Shahdadpur and Sdkrand in Hyderabad District and in the talukas of Kandkot and
Kashmor in the Upper Sind Frontier District. In the former district 13,267 acres were
measured and in the latter 5,748 acres, a total of 19,015 acres against 61,888 acres measured
by those parties in the previous year. An additional area of 2,457 acres was measured by two
surveyors in Shikarpur Taluka.
2. Settlements.
1. —Peesidency Peopee.
In the Northern Division, revised rates were announced in the Kalol Taluka of the Paneh
Mahals District resulting in a net increase of Rs. 2,353. Revision settlement proposals for the
Government villages of the Jhalod Mahal of the same district were sanctioned. In the Central
Division proposals were submitted for the settlement of 9 Inam villages and 1 Government
village. Proposals for the Nandurbar Taluka of the West Khandesh District were sanctioned.
Individual settlements were introduced in 13 alienated villages of the Division. In the Southern
Division, second revision settlement proposals were submitted for the talukas of Kod, Hangal
and Dhdrwdr in the Dh&rwar District. Revised rates were announced in the Karajgi,
Mnddebihal and Gadag Talukas, with the result that there was an increase of 18*5 per cent,
arid 27 per cent., respectively for the first and third and a decrease of 16 per cent, for Mudde-
bM. The original settlement report was also submitted for the village of Narsapur in Gadag
laluka and rates announced, with the result that the assessment increased by 59 per cent.
Revision Settlement proposals were sanctioned for the Karw4r Taluka and submitted for the
Ankola T^luka.
2.—-Sind.
Revised Irrigational Settlements were introduced in the talukas of Larkana, Kambar and
Eitodero in the Larkana district.
3.—Alienation Settlements.
i? 11 District land measuring 2 acres and 69 square yards, valued at Rs. 50,000,
handed over to the Municipality to be used as an open space for cattle and carts entering
pe city, I n the Panch Mahfils the village of Chitrodia has lapsed to Government after being
® er attachment for more than 12 years. In Ahmednagar District land measuring 56 acres
° gunthas, assessed at Rs. 44 in the village of Jamgaon, was given as a reward for service
n ered to the police. Besides this, two plots in village sites, measuring 1,136 and 176 square
* (S -4 es P e( 4i v ely, were granted revenue-free to missions for the erection of schools. In the
^ sana fis were issued to Kadim In^mdars of Dumala villages in which survey
Ini' eai ^ s k ac I been introduced and 11 sanads were issued to Dumdddars, who were owners of
■1 san 1 1 £^ eS ’r Nhfindesh 5 sanads were issued under Bombay Act II of 1863 and
villas S i WaTans, 7 sanads yet remaining to be issued, of which 5 relate to Bhil Inam
lhb3 68 ? nc ^ er attachment. In Poona District 45 sanads were issued, 24 being under Act II of
- ^ ie remainder being for village servants useful to the community. Seventy-three
andif^ 16 ) pending. In Sahara District out of 304 sanads pending issue, six were prepared
villao> e ll f faring the year. Of the remainder 290 are sanads for Kadim Inamddrs of Dumala
° s t0 wili ch survey settlements have been extended. The balance in Sholapur remains
Chap. II.
ADMINISTRA
TION OF THE
LAND.
Southern Division.
Sind.