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All the people are dependent upon the district itself for food, there being no import of grains except a little pulse from Bara Banki. If the statistics given in the settlement report can he relied upon, there has been a great increase of cultivation from 609,742 tion. This is equiacres in 1858 to 837,253 acres in 1868. valent to an increase of 64 per cent. Extension of oultiva-

In this latter area, however, fallow has been included in the former it has not. It would be almost impossible in fact in the grain rented lands for the village accountant to record the area of fallow, and it is never done. may therefore deduct the fallow 85,000 acres, and the actual area under cultivation is 752,000 acres. The real increase therefore is only 49 per cent. Much of this increase, however, is deceptive. In 1858 a good part of Bahraich was in rebellion, and the Begam of Oudh's forces threatened the country from across the Il^pti up till 1859. Much of the land would Still the increase therefore have been waste temporarily on that account. of cultivation, after all allowances, must have benefited the people.

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A table showing the range Prices,

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of prices in Bahraich for the last ten years is appended. They are, it will appear, about 10 per cent, lower than those prevalent in Lucknow, but are

rapidly rising Statement showing details of produce and prices in HaTiraicTi district for ten following years 1861 to 1870.

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