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Rh following year, and remissions are also granted when distress is severe or when the ryot has lost his cattle. In Marathwara and in the settled Telingana districts, remissions are not granted for "dry" land, as the assessment is very light. But in the unsettled Telingana districts, remissions are given on "dry" lands affected by bad seasons, including excessive rain, and on "wet" lands for want of water, including breach of tanks and decay of wells. These remissions are granted in ordinary years. Remissions are also given for "wet" lands in settled districts when the water supply fails.

The land revenue derived by His Highness's government from khalsa or government lands (two-thirds of the State) was, according to the administration report for the two years 1320-21 Fasli (1910-1912 A.D.) 4,92,45,280 O.S. rupees; and during the same period the total cultivated area rose from 19,216,662 acres to 20,261,443 acres.

The State, which is an extensive plateau, has an average elevation of about 1,250 feet above the level of the sea, and summits rising here and there to 2,000 and 3,500 feet. The principal mountains are the Balaghat, the Sahyadriparvat, the Jalna, and the Kandi-