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290 REVIEWS OF BOOKS hinder the realization of the ideal which he has in a previous chapter advocated, namely applying all land to the cultivation of the crops for which it is best adapted. In fact the economic losses would be much greater than the present administrative expenses and worries to rayats in collecting the revenue which he wishes to save. The third section of this chapter deals with the method of charging water rates, and the proposed system of volumetric supply which is now being experimented on in the Punjab.