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 have been correctly classified ; (2.) for the goind or regularly manured land, that the boundary line between it and remain- ing lands of the village has been accurately marked ; (3.) for the irrigated land, that all available sources have been noted, and that well irrigation and jhfl or tank irrigation has been carefully distinguished. Nothing is more important than this last, for with jhil irrigation, the element of uncertainty at once steps in.

5. At best, irrigation is often ascertained with difficulty.

The measuring party comes early into Biffioiiities of estimating village, ot perhaps, too, late ; irriga- tion nas not yet begun, or traces of it nave ceased. Hie irrigability of any field may be evident, but a sufficient percentage of irrigation may have already been noted.

That all these different branches of the work were con- ducted with accurate care and sldll, has been borne testimony to by the different assessing officers.

6. But sufficient test of its correctness exists in a con-

Bevexiiie survey.

parison with it of the areas shown by the revenue survey.

This survey was conducted by a separate establishment, with all its officers scientifically trained for the work.

7. The result of both measurements is exhibited in No. 1 of the statements appended to this report. The difference between the total areas made by both these surveys does not amount to more than 1-06 per cent.

For the cultivated lands, there is little appreciable dif- ference, for it amounts to only 1*4 per w oSSje! culturable and barren,

the differences are greater ; that for the lormer, returned by the revenue survey, falling short by 50 per cent, oi the extent given by the khasrah survey, while Of barren. the barren land excoeds it by the same

proportion.

8. Mr. Capper, who was then Settlement Officer, explain- ed this in his Annual Keport for 1863-G4. Causes for tie difference. He said, “that it was caused by the

tc f •! 1 . XI o “ strictness in the classification

ot soils by the Settlement Department ; that while, on the