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or 1,726,625, of which 1,326,583 , or 2072·78 were under ; 127,003 , or 198·45 ,  but not actually under tillage; 41,198 , or 64·37 , alienated land held  free; the remaining 231,842 , or 362·25 , consisting chiefly of unarable land, but including -beds, tanks,  sites,  land, or land occupied for public uses, &c. The of the district in  numbered 487,558—viz.,, 433,238; s, 39,030; , 15,157; , 78; , 45; , 10. The district is square in shape and almost of a dead level, with the exception of two conical-shaped which stand out quite apart from any other eminences, and rise straight up from the plain. The principal of Akolá, which, although not, represents the main line of drainage, and into which the other s discharge themselves, is the Púrná, flowing east and west. The principal tributaries on its south bank are the Kátá Púrná, Murná, Núm, and Bordí; and on its north bank, the Sháhnúr, Idrúpá, and Wún. None of these s are, and some of them almost dry up after the rainy season.

The extension line of the Great n Peninsular from to intersects the district, with stations at Jalam Shegáon, Páras, Akolá, and Borgáon. Of eight main s, three have been. The first runs from Akolá to Akot, a rising, and is 28 s in length, running north-north-east. It is, and all the smaller -courses are d. The Púrná and Sháhnúr s, however, cross the line, and are not d, a circumstance which impairs the usefulness of the during the rainy season. The second is known as the Básim, and runs for 24 s southwards through the district. The third is 12 s  from Khámgáon to Nándurá  station, and is  throughout. The other five lines of are neither d nor, but only marked out and levelled. The district piece goods from, and   from the adjoining districts. Its principal are  to, ,  ( and ), and. Internal is chiefly carried on at ly s and by  s. The principal  of the district is the  of. and coarse s are in almost every, with  at Bálápur, and  for native women at Akolá and in the larger s. The principal  products are as follows:—The wet weather or kharíf crop consists of  (eighteen varieties);  (two kinds);  (two kinds); , , and  (three kinds of );  and  (a smaller variety of ); ; ; ; ; ; and  (-s of two kinds). The cold weather or rabí crop consists of— (three kinds); ; ; (a ); ; ; ; and. The principal articles of produce are the following:— (two kinds);  (two kinds); ; ; ; ; ; es; ; ; ; ; ; and numerous kinds of. A tenure peculiar to Akolá is that known as metkarí holdings. These consist of certain strips of land extending along the whole breadth of the district at the foot of the frontier range. They are now of considerable value, and were originally held as payment for the maintenance of a chain of outposts or on elevated points in the ridge, with a view to giving warning of the approach of the Bhil or Gond, and warding off their attacks. Seven s are returned as containing a exceeding 5000—viz., Akolá (the capital of the district),  12,236; Akot, one of the principal   of, and also celebrated for its  , 14,006; Khámgáon, now the largest   in the province, but which has only sprung into importance within recent times, 9432; Bálápur, one of the chief military stations in the  during the  rule, 12,631; Jalgáon, an important  , 8763; Patur, 6011; Shegáon, a station on the Great n Peninsular , and a  , 7450. In 1869 there were 1 higher class, 10 middle class, and 63 lower s for boys in Akolá district; besides 7 female s and 1 normal for training  and  masters, making a total of 82 s in all. For the protection of person and there were in  13  stations and 12 outposts, with a regular  force of 536 officers and men, equal to one man to every five s of the district area, or one man to every 909 of the.

, the headquarters of the district of the same name, and also of the west division of the assigned territory, is situated on the  extension of the Great n Peninsular, in 20° 6′ N., and 76° 2′ E.  The  contains three or four wealthy ; and two s are held each —one on s, the other on s. The commissioner's and deputy-commissioner's -houses, the central  (capable of holding 500 prisoners), the -office, and  or rest-houses for , close to the station, are the principal public. Besides these, there are a civil, a dispensary, an  , a -, and an. A detachment of is stationed at the. in, 12,236.

 AKRON, a of the, capital of Summit, , situated on the and Great Western , and on the  and  , at its junction with the  and  , 36 s S. of. By means of the and the Little   the  is amply supplied with, which is employed in a variety of s; and its  is extensive. It has several s, , and manufactories of  goods. -proof, immense beds of which are found in the vicinity, and are important articles of. Akron was founded in, and was made the capital of the in. in, 10,006.

 AK-SU, a of, is situated in 41° 7′ N., 79° E. , 250 s N.E. of. It has a flourishing, and is resorted to for purposes of by s from all parts of. There are some s; and the place is celebrated for its richly-ornamented  made from -. A  is stationed here, and  and  are wrought in the neighbourhood by d. The district is well, and and  are extensively. The of the  is about 20,000; that of the  and district 100,000.

  AKYAB, a district and within the division of, and under the  of the chief commissioner of that province. The lies along the north-eastern shores of the Bay of, between 20° and 21½° N. , and 92° 12′ and 94° E.  It forms the northernmost district of , and the largest of the three districts of the  division. It is bounded on the N. by the district of ; on the E. by the , which separate it from ; on the S. by the  districts of  and ; and on the W. by the. In 1871 the frontier or tracts of the district were placed under a special administration, with a view to the better government of the wild s which inhabit them. The present area is returned at 4858, of which 521 are , 913  but not actually under tillage, and 3424  uncultivable and waste. The of the district in 1872 amounted to 263,152, of whom 192,885 were  or, 47,349 s, 8687 , 13,928 , and 303. The central part of the district consists of three fertile s, watered by the, , and. These s approach each other at their mouths, and form a vast network of s,, and s. Their alluvial s yield inexhaustible supplies of , which the abundant  carriage brings down to the  of Akyab at a very cheap rate. The four chief s are in the extreme north-east of the district;  in the centre;, further down the s; and Akyab on the coast, where their mouths converge. This district passed into the hands of the, together with the rest of division, at the close of the  of.