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 A GIIOUL TUBAL HOLDINGB 88- the Government will be well advised in associating a 'few land-holders with the out this very delicate task. special staff in carrying Also it may be suggested must cost o[ such re-arrangement, st present, the whole thing is in sn experimental stage, be met by Government itself. If the, the experiment is found successful it may be possible to extend it and to make it "beneficially compulsory." Once the work of. becomes necessary to devise such consolidated areas intact; them from would be to afraid that this sub-division when create uneconomic cannot be done affecting the ideas of It is true that .such a by the people responsibilities consolidslion is carried oul it measures to keep or al leasl to prevenl to show it holdings. I am without necessarily the people as to inheritance. change is best brought about themselves, but the Government have in the matter; and where it is a question of saving the ryots from a difficult situation every attempt should be made to his position so that. he may ness of any measures alter existing conditions. refer to the letter of Dewan Bahadur L.D. Swamikannoo Pillay Bosid doubtedly matters (the ollector of Revenue. of great now stand to educate the ryot see the reasonable- that may be suggested to In this eonneetiou I would econonfie importance, but as the promulgation of any legislative measures on the subject would have to be preceded by very wide publication of the intentions of the Government, and the concurrence of the nonofficial members of the Legislative Council and their constituents would have to be secured as far as possible. It seems to me that before any such measure can be proposed, the main issues would have to be placed before the public or at least of. Nellore) addressed t.o the He says "the subject ,sun-