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by tbe "Department of Public Works during the general
famine may conveniently be divided into four periods•
I.—Prom the 1st October to the 30th November
1896, which was largely a time of preparation,
though by the end of November nine districts
had been declared to be distressed and regular
relief or test works under Public Works con-
trol were in progress in 11 districts.
II.—Prom the 1st December 1896 to the end of
Pehruary 1897, when works were expanding
in all districts, the culminating point being
the last week in Pebruary.
Ill*—Prom the 1st March to 15th April, during
which famine works were in active progress,
though the numbers on relief works were,
compared to the second period, much dimin-
ished, owing to the harvest operations in
progress and to the general introduction of
the modified Intermediate system in districts
where distress was not most acute.
IV.—Prom the 15th April to the 30th June, when
relief operations again expanded, owing to
the completion of the harvesting, and to the
continued pressure of prices which, owing
to causes already noticed, had not fallen to
any marked extent.
V.—Prom the 1st July till the 15th September,
when operations became gradually contract-
ed and when only selected works, such as
hanhar collection and stone quarrying, could*
owing to the rains, be carried on. All
famine relief works under the Public Works
Department were closed on the 15th Septem-
ber.
The numbers of persons on relief works under the
control of the Public Works Department were as follows on
the last Saturday in each month :—
Famine Districts.
Scarcity Districts.
Month.
Workers.
Depend-
ants.
Total.
Workers.
Depend-
ants.
Total,
Grand
Total.
October
1896...
25,545
4,719
30,264
44
44
30,308
November
89,453
20,867
110,320
468
2
470
110,790
December
195,685
52,114
247,799
12,223
1,642
13,865
261,664
J auuary
1897...
727,134
180,345
907,479
41,035
3,404
44,439
951,918
February
1,005,303
253,954
1,259,257
58,821
7,872
66,693
1,325,950
March
607,840
144,322
752,162
4,465
soe
4,465
756,627
April
671,676
115,563
787,239
1.841
. . .
1,841
789,080
May
869,243
180,790
1,050,033
11,636
1,023
12,659
1,062,692
June
339,388
71,235
410,623
91,287
6,166
986
7,152
417,775
July
J?
76,509
14,778
1,224
« G*
1,224
92,511
August
19,737
4,0o8
23,795
Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
23,795
15th September
1897.
6,266
1,002
7,268
Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
7,268
25
by tbe "Department of Public Works during the general
famine may conveniently be divided into four periods•
I.—Prom the 1st October to the 30th November
1896, which was largely a time of preparation,
though by the end of November nine districts
had been declared to be distressed and regular
relief or test works under Public Works con-
trol were in progress in 11 districts.
II.—Prom the 1st December 1896 to the end of
Pehruary 1897, when works were expanding
in all districts, the culminating point being
the last week in Pebruary.
Ill*—Prom the 1st March to 15th April, during
which famine works were in active progress,
though the numbers on relief works were,
compared to the second period, much dimin-
ished, owing to the harvest operations in
progress and to the general introduction of
the modified Intermediate system in districts
where distress was not most acute.
IV.—Prom the 15th April to the 30th June, when
relief operations again expanded, owing to
the completion of the harvesting, and to the
continued pressure of prices which, owing
to causes already noticed, had not fallen to
any marked extent.
V.—Prom the 1st July till the 15th September,
when operations became gradually contract-
ed and when only selected works, such as
hanhar collection and stone quarrying, could*
owing to the rains, be carried on. All
famine relief works under the Public Works
Department were closed on the 15th Septem-
ber.
The numbers of persons on relief works under the
control of the Public Works Department were as follows on
the last Saturday in each month :—
Famine Districts.
Scarcity Districts.
Month.
Workers.
Depend-
ants.
Total.
Workers.
Depend-
ants.
Total,
Grand
Total.
October
1896...
25,545
4,719
30,264
44
44
30,308
November
89,453
20,867
110,320
468
2
470
110,790
December
195,685
52,114
247,799
12,223
1,642
13,865
261,664
J auuary
1897...
727,134
180,345
907,479
41,035
3,404
44,439
951,918
February
1,005,303
253,954
1,259,257
58,821
7,872
66,693
1,325,950
March
607,840
144,322
752,162
4,465
soe
4,465
756,627
April
671,676
115,563
787,239
1.841
. . .
1,841
789,080
May
869,243
180,790
1,050,033
11,636
1,023
12,659
1,062,692
June
339,388
71,235
410,623
91,287
6,166
986
7,152
417,775
July
J?
76,509
14,778
1,224
« G*
1,224
92,511
August
19,737
4,0o8
23,795
Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
23,795
15th September
1897.
6,266
1,002
7,268
Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
7,268
25