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 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE DISTRICT, It

Vasishta Godavery, which are fertilised every year by tho freshes. The Narasépuram canal is connected with the Godavery by a lock. This affords excellent facilities for the carriage of goods from the interior of the distriet for exportation. The Taluk is productive and healthy. The principal towns, together with their population according to the census of 1871, are shown below.

Naraspuram. . : : 6819 Mogalturru. : . 5 - 4860 Pélakollu. 2 a 4 * AVL Atsanta =. 6 : 7 : 5846

The special industry of this Taluk is the manufacture of toys at WNaras4puram. Pélakollu is noted for its orchards. The trade of this Taluk is chiefly in paddy, pulses, jaggery, cil seeds, cloths, and cotton twist. These articles are bought by native merchants residing in the Taluk, and exported in considerable quantities. Cotton twist is also Imported from England for sale to the weavers, who form a large proportion of the population. Their handiwork formerly enjoyed a world-wide celebrity.

The approximate average out-turn of this Taluk in each grain, with its corresponding value, is mentioned below.

Out-turn in Garces, Value in Rupees,

Paddy : » 15,456 777s308 Jonna :. 2,660 133,000 Other food grains. ; 1,600 64,900 Oil seeds. : 5 1,600 192,000

Nearly half of this quantity is consumed in the Taluk, and the rest is exported,

3. AMALSrURAM TaLUK,

This Taluk ranks among the third class of Taluks, estimated according to the pay of their respective Vahsildars. 1t contains 172 villages, namely, 114 Government villages, 11 Mokhds4s and Agra- harames, and 47 Zemindari and Proprictary villages.

It is bounded on the north by the Gautami branch of the Godavery, and the Rémachandrapuram Taluk, on the south by the sea, on the east hy the Coringa Division and the sea, and on the west by the Vasishta branch of the Godayery and by the NarasApuram and Tanuku Taluks.

The area: of the Taluk is 437 square miles. The population is 206,885, being nearly the same as that of Rémachandrapuram, �