‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’ [‎256r] (59/192)

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Chapter II.
ADMINISTRATION
OF THE LAND.
Settlement and
liquidation of debts.
Estates attached
under the old Incum
bered Estates Act.
Loans.
Partition.
Survey and settle
ment.
Education.
1919 - 1920 .] WARDS’ AND OTHER ESTATES—REVENUE AND RENT-PAYING CLASSES. 35
not only remissions of rents granted to tenants but also remissions and adjust
ments in the case of talukdars themselves on account of gharklied or “ home
farm” lands given to them for maintenance, etc.
4 . No appreciable progress was made during the year. There were 50
darkhasts in the beginning of the year and 16 new were received during the
course of it. Out of these, 15 were returned to the Courts, leaving 51 at the
close of the year. Rs. ^,291 were paid to the judgment creditors. The balance
of decretal debts at the end of the year was Rs. 1,25,167.
5 . Four estates originally taken under management under Act VI of 1862,
though formally released by the operation of the clause limiting management to 20
years, still remained under management for the recovery of debts due to Govern
ment. The amount paid towards liquidation of debt out of these estates was
Es. 3,390. The amount due to Government at the end of the year was
Es. 57,985. None of these estates was released from management during the year.
6 . Permission to borrow money under section 31 of the Gujarat Talukdars’
Act was granted to the extent of Rs. 36,122.
7. There were 8 partition suits in the beginning of the year. Five new
suits were filed during the year. No suit was disposed of. Thirteen suits thus
remained pending at the close of the year.
8 . The preparation of the Settlement Registers in Viramgam taluka was
taken in hand during the year and is expected to be finished before the
beginning of the next fair season. The field work in the Limbdi villages of
Dhandhuka taluka except in one village (Akru) was also completed during the
year. The rest of the Dhandhuka taluka wdl be taken in hand later, and will
be finished by the end of the year. The registers in Parantij taluka and
Modasa mahal will thus be left untouched. Proposals regarding these talukas
have already been submitted.
9. There were 29 Kumars receiving education at the talukdari hostel
at Dhandhuka at the beginning of the year. Ten new Kumars were admitted
and seven left during the year. There were thus 32 Kumars in the hostel at
the close of the year.
10. The Commissioner, N. D., having been appointed Court of Wards in
supersession of the Talukdari Settlement Officer, the estates hitherto managed
under the Court of Wards Act are now managed by the Collector as a delegate
of the Court of Wards. They have therefore been excluded from this report.
2 .—Incumbered Estates, Sind.
1. There was no estate under the management of a district ofiScer during Estates managed by
the year. d]Stricfc officers -
2. The number of estates under the Manager, Incumbered Estates in Estates under the
Sind, at the commencement of the year, was 211 . Six new estates were taken ^ed g Estates Um ’
under management and 51 released, leaving 166 at the close of the year. The
balance at the credit of the estates at the beginning of the year was Rs. 74,022
to which receipts amounting to Rs. 7,17,490 were added. Out of the total of
Us. 7,91,512, Rs. 7,04,371 were spent, leaving a balance of Rs. 87,141 at the
end of the year. The chief items of expenditure were Rs. 22,005 in liquidation
of loans, Rs. 1,90,089 in liquidation of private debts, Rs. 4,288 for cultivation
expenses, Rs. 1,88,626 for Government assessment, Rs. 74,475 for maintenance,
Rs. 97,911 for miscellaneous expenses, Rs. 47,490 for management expenses for
1918- 19. Rs. 58,400 were also paid in advance for management expenses for
1919- 20 and Rs. 21,087 for refunds of produce. At the close of the year
Rs. 5,425 were due to Government on account of takdvi loans and Rs. 39,166
°n account of private loans.
3 .—Estates managed by Collectors.
Information under this head is not given for this year under the orders of
Government.
6.—Revenue and Rent-paying Classes.
Information under this head is not given for this year under the orders of
Government.
General.