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 BOMBAF MR. RZDDI in his reply drew a contrast between the old customs of redistribution of land for securing equality of facilities and the present id.ea of voluntary exchange. Kalis for redistribution of land used to be made every five or ten ysars. He knew of a case vhich had been actually filed. He insisted on the necessity of an alteration of Hindu Law. A rAPE was read by Mr. J.P. 8RIVASTAVA B.A. (Re- search Assistant in the Economics Department, University of Allahabad) on Ibor Supply from A doiin Districts. Professor E.A. HoBNr (of Patna) asked a question as regards the author's actual experience of recruiting work which was satisfactorily answered. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1st, 1919. H f trroo n DISCUSSION of PAPEB by Professor K.V. RANGASWAMI AIYANGAB (of Tiwndrum) on Th . P.rob  fren o Southern Inda. PROFESSOR SLATER (of Madras) id that the question of fuel was undoubtedly oue of t most urgent in Indian onomy. It was proble that ou dry lands, as iu the Dn, t injury was inflicted on Indian agriculture by the consumption of cowdung for houhold purses. It was mrtant to study the varieties of trees which n most develop our fuel resour,s, .g., a good ecualyptus plan- tation could give twelve tons of wood r annum per re, and Ca five tons, as ainst a yield of only about half a ton r re r annum from ordinary Souh Indn forests. PorEssoa JEVOS id that two yrs ago he had me a roh lculation of the probable dation of the coal rrves in Ind kpg in mind the cost. could  min. His conclusion was that the cl might st two hundred yrs or even longer. A very large. pro- rtion of our coal was of thkd or fourth quality; but the ashy cl cod be ud with good results in sially contrived boiler furnas. His estimate did not pruppo any grt expansion of domestic u of coal. This demand however cod only grow much in the Ganges Valley d Central Provinces. to it as fuel at Indian agriculture. As to cowdung we should not look all, if we cared for the prospects of We should rather plant all over wase