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 they have full power of disposition, I believe that fair amount o! persons would be glad to avail them- selves of the opportunity of creating permanent economic holdings for their descendents; and it must be remembered tha in the course of a century much of the land falls at one time or another into the category of self- acquired land. So also in the case of a man with two or hree sons and with other land or other property besides the land which he wishes to create into au economic holding, all the parties concerned might well be glad to come to an arrangemen of this nature. No element of compulsion is involved in the pro- posed bill, which is of purely permissive nature. It may be compulsion, inoperative. argued the n have been done. change would that, in the bill is so weak that that case at least no I do not think that immediately result from anxiety to introduce no it would be harm would any striking the passing o! this bill,. but I think that it goes as far as public opinion in its present state is prepared for. I believe that it would be operative and beneficial from the beginning, that it would help to mould public opinion in the directionof recognising the fundamental neces- sities of agriculture, and that in the course of a century it would produce marked results. I have talked to a large number of landholders and educated Hindus on the subject, a permissive act of this nature and I believe that would be generally welcomed, though I fear that even this limited measure of relief would be opposed by a certain number of rigid Hindu lawyers. I would point out, however, that modifications of Hindu law are from time to time effected merely on the motion applies to land o! Hindus, and that this bill the principle of indivisibility which for physicsl reasons must be applied to objects suoh sss horse or s machine. It is physically possible.