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 7O the village to find s typical ryot. The ohoice of the ryot was made on s visit to the village after discussing he mser wih he importan men of he village. The ryo was indneed o explain his circumstances to- Mr. Padre, o give sn aeeoun of his cultivation, his crops, his enlfivsion expenses, his ubsidisry earnings, his expenses for food sud oher domestic purposes, he history of his family, sud his conditions wih regard to indebtedness, etc. The family by Mr. Patre were published in budgets obtained the "Hindu,' and the "Indian Patriot," and he presented a selection of the bndgets so obtained in a paper to the Madras Economic Association. proved certain ! He held that ryotwari Mr. Patre held that his iquiries definite and very serious conclusions. it was demonstrated that the small holdings in the. Ganjam District did not, and that sub-division of holdings, or number of members in could not, pay. The picture he presented was of a congested district in which, by progressive by the increase in the an nndivided family, the produce of the land was becoming insufficient to feed the enltivators adeqnately, and no alternative industrial occupation being offered on the spot, the only remedy available was emigration nnder very unsatisfactory conditions. ,'Ir. Paine's data were challenged, and it was argued that different statements made to him by individnal ryots were not another; 'that the figures always consistent with of produce given were one markably low and of cultivation costs remarkably high; and that the amount of rice and ragi asserted by the ryots to be was very excessive. Mr. Patre expressed necessary for As a result his intention food nourishment of the discussion of continuing his investigation and of modifying his method slightly by endeavoring to get budgets from several ryots, instead of one only, in each village studied.