'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [‎214r] (11/150)

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SUMMARY.
The initial compilation of the Record of Rio-Vnc * i
Government villages throughout the Presidencv nrone 1S A n ° W C ° mp ete ln a11 Land Records -
has been effected by the adaption of new fots deseed to lmP °f ant
and to obviate defects which experience had shown to existTn^he om'T
and th. Register of Mutation, The new for m of Register has bee .eneTlIy
introduced, and the work of re-copying the Record is being proceeded with
Progress was also made in the preparation of the revised' village account for!
in which the Record becomes the basis of the revenue dLand, and in the
systematic measurement and assessment of sub-divisions of survey numbers
which is a necessary complement to the Record and ensures an accurate
calculation of the share payable under the new system of accounts by each
individual holder. Altogether more than 80,000 sub-divisions were measured
during the year. The effect of these changes has been to stimulate public interest
jn the Record in a marked degree. The measurement of sub-divisions helps to
convey a tangible meaning to the ordinary cultivator of what the Record of
Rights is intended to represent, while the introduction of a system of revenue
demand based on the Record brings into play the motive of self-interest whereby
changes in tenure come to be automatically notified by the persons concerned.
A general increase^ in accuracy may therefore be expected as a result of these
changes. A subsidiary consequence already noticeable in some districts is a
decrease in litigation and in petty crime arising out of land disputes. In Sind
the Record was promulgated in three tdlukas during the year. In ten other
tilukas the rough copy has been completed and the preparation of a fair copy
in the new forms, is in progress. The question of survey training for Circle
Inspectors and Village accountants is under consideration, and the usual classes
were consequently held in abeyance.
7. There was no material change in the total occupied area in the 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. Qccu •
proper. The Northern Division showed a decrease of 13,000 acres, contributed CClipie area ‘
chiefly by Ahmedabad and Kaira, but this was counterbalanced by increases of
10,000 and 2,000 acres respectively in the Central and Southern Divisions.* In
the Nasik District about 35,000 acres of land were disforested, but only a small
pa£t of this land was given out for cultivation during the year. In Sind as a
consequence of the fav,curable inundation there was an expansion of more than
100,000 acres or 1-3 per cent, in the total occupied area. The increase was
greatest in the districts of Hyderabad, Larkana and Sukkur.
8. At the close of the year there were 54 minors’ estates under the direct Wards and
management of Collectors. The number of wards’ estates managed under the other estates
Court of Wards Act was 41 in the 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. proper, 17 of these being in the under ^he
Belgaum District. The Talukdari Settlement Officer had charge of 611 estates. Government.^
The gross demand (including arrears) was 15J lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , out of which 9J lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees were
realized during the year. Of 23 estates retained under management for the
recovery of debts due to Government 4 were restored to the owners free of
encumbrance, and the balance of Government debt was reduced by Rs. 22,000
D a total at the close of the year of Rs. 90,000. The decretal debt on
estates was reduced by Rs. 32,000, leaving a balance unsettled of slightly
ove r 4 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . In Sind 26 new estates were placed under the Manager,
Incumbered Estates, and 56 were relinquished, the total number under manage
ment at the close of the year being 272. The receipts amounted to 8 Idkhs,
°nt of which sums aggregating nearly 2 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees were spent in ithe liquidation of
Government and private debt.
9 - Three amending acts were passed and published during the year, namely w . .
Bombay Acts Nos. II, III and IV of 1910. The object of the first was to facilitate 6 1 & 10n ’
reconstitution of bkdgs which had been broken up by forfeiture on account
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