‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’ [‎255r] (57/192)

1919 - 1920 .]
LAND EE CORDS.
33 Chapter II.
ADMINISTRATION
OF THE LAND.
been wholly measured by plane table A basic surveying technique using an alidade attached to a horizontally mounted drawing board.  except village sites and parts of villages
11 to 13 by chain and cross-staff. Four thousand nine hundred and sixty-
eight hissas in 791 survey numbers and 534 entire survey numbers 620
bungalows and 1,089 properties were measured. Eecess work of 2 091 hissas
and computation of 235 stations was done. The expenditure on the survey of
these villages up to now is Es. 13,698. The villages of Pangri, Bhavdi Palu
and Surkundi m Khed taluka of Poona were surveyed on minor triangulation A surveying technique in which the position of a network of points is determined by creating a series of triangles between them and measuring at least two of the internal angles and one side length.
system for preparing record of rights. Triangulation A surveying technique in which the position of a network of points is determined by creating a series of triangles between them and measuring at least two of the internal angles and one side length. with 641 stations has
been completed in all and Bhavdi and Pangri are completely measured and
Palu half finished. Two thousand four hundred and forty-one hissas in 421
survey numbers and 189 entire survey numbers were measured. Eecess work
of 440 hissas and computations for 1,056 triangles was done. The cost up to
now is Es. 4,149. In the Southern Division from December 1919 two parties
were working in Hukeri and five in Athni talukas. They measured 13,840 hissas
at a cost of Es. 3,966, i.e., annas 11 to 12 per hissa. This work in Karnatic
has now come to an end. Es. 68,379 have been recovered as survey fees
leaving Es. 49,535 in arrears. In addition, demand statements for Es. 59,944
were sent to talukas in April and May for recovery. In the Konkan 10 parties
were working in Khed taluka of Eatnagiri under the survey mamlatdar. They
measured 57,288 hissas, i.e., 10,500 more than last year. The country to
be surveyed was very rugged, survey numbers irregularly shaped and each
hissa contained many kinds of soils which had to be carefully plotted. Some
surveyors were attacked by panthers and wild boars and one was killed by a
snake. The work was often in waterless tracts, and was carried on under very
great difficulties. So the work was difficult and the output (5*7 hissas a day)
was low. This survey was done concurrently with checking of record of rights
by talatis who fully co-operated with the measurers. The cost for field season
is Rs. 26,848 and average cost per hissa of field work is 7J annas and 4^ annas
for recess work, making 12 annas per hissa. This is a marked improvement
over last year’s figures for which much credit is due to the survey mamlatdar
who worked very enthusiastically and brought the work up to mark. P 6 t
hissa survey in Eatnagiri has come to an end, a few talukas in Kolaba remain.
Rs. 8,822 were recovered in Eatnagiri and Es. 1,949 in Kolaba, leaving a
balance of Es. 28,830 in Eatnagiri and Es. 21,565 in Kolaba. Eecoveries
were not pressed in the villages where land revenue was suspended owing to
famine. Demand statements for Es. 28,812 were sent for Malvan taluka and
for Rs. 23,460 for Pen, Nagothna and Mangaon talukas. All these statements
have been assessed on hissas surveyed in groups according to size; Government
bearing a small portion of the cost, i.e., Es. 11,653 in Malvan, Es. 2,898
in Mangaon and Es. 875 in Pen and Nagothna. In Belgaum 3,484 new hissas
were measured by three Special Measurer Circle Inspectors, helped by two field
party surveyors for two months. In Dharwar two Special Measurer Circle
Inspectors and two field party surveyors measured 9,974 new hissas. In Bijapur
eight Measurer Circle Inspectors measured 5,899 new hissas. In Kolaba 1,248
new hissas and in Eatnagiri 1,176 new hissas were measured by Taluka Circle
Inspectors. The Special Measurer Circle Inspectors had to measure new
hissas in addition to ordinary measurement work in their districts.
2.—Sind.
Five mukhtyarkars came up for the four weeks survey class and all Training classes,
ot them were granted the usual certificates. One mahalkari, three graduates
and one munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. from the head Eecord Office were deputed for the survey
course of three months. All of them were declared to have passed. Eleven
candidates appeared at the survey examination held for untrained Tapadars.
hive passed the
the Tapadars’ Training
the 140 candidates who
, — — test. The final examination of
chool, Hyderabad, took place during the year. Of
appeared at it, 115 passed the examination.
tb n v P ur i n g the year the record of rights was introduced in nine dehs of Record of Rights.
• e Fohri taluka of the Sukkur district. The record of rights was promulgated
^n an unalienated portion of an inami deh in the Nawabshah district. The
tR ] 0 i WaS ^ ue ^ or re-w riting in the Eohri, Garhi Yasin, Sukkur and Shikarpur
u as of the Sukkur district, in Guni, Badin, Dero Mohbat and Tando Bago
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