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not rents in the sense in which that term is usually used in revenue
reports. The nature of the rent paid by each of the Rana's tenants is
decided mainly by his caste. A Kanet would not ordinarily agree to
do baitli service ; and he would he given a cash rent out of consideration
to his caste. Of course such rents are not likely to be very heavy.
On the other hand, the lower classes (Kohlis, Rehrs, and such like)
stand on a much lower social level, aud pay half produce or do farm work
(ibaitli) as may be required of them.
41. With reference to the circumstances above explained, it will
not be thought surprising that there are almost
tenants1100 °f hereditary no tenants with right of occupancy. One acre
is so held in the Khalsa lands ; and 53 acres
in the Rana's jagir ; of the latter, 42 acres are held by a village of
Kanets. There was a sharp dispute on the question between these
K,anets and the Rana ; which I decided by giving the tenants an award
under Section 5 (3) of the Tenancy Act. The rest ot the few cases
above mentioned have hereditary rights for the most part by agreement,
and in two or three cases by award.
In truth the local conception of ownership is as yet nearly allied
to what we should-describe as hereditary occupancy; and the holdings
are too small to make under-tenants other than the exception. And
though the Rana's holding is a large one of over 400 acres of cultiva-
tion, his old claims, social position, and past management have left him
completely its owner.
42. No lands have been acquired by the State during the past
settlement. There have been 74 sales, aggre-
AppendicesIIE a™d°5sageS‘ ffatinff 239 aeres cultivated, plus 49 acres waste.
The price realised averaged Rs. 91 per acre
cultivated or 59 years revenue. There are also 386 acres of cultivation
held by mortgagees, the mortgage money averaging Rs. 74 per acre
cultivated or 49 years purchase of the revenue. Both sales and mort-
gages are principally bakhil land. The mortgages are very small,
averaging less than half an acre each ; but the sales average (with waste) 3
acres cultivated each. The practice of selling land has arisen mainly during
the last twenty years, and the prices now given are three or four times
what they used to be. Kyas land now sells for Rs. 100 an acre and
upwards; and bakhil for about a third of this rate. The practice of
mortgaging is of very old standing ; but the money that can be raised
on mortgage has risen in the same way as the selling price ; and it is
not uncommon for a man to raise a larger sum by mortgage than he
could get by sale.
Appendix IIA gives the usual comparison of area and re-
sources at the past and present Settlement. I
should mention (see Mr. Edwards' report quoted
in paragraph 51 below) that the bigha of last
43.
Increase of cultivation.
Appendix IIA.
not rents in the sense in which that term is usually used in revenue
reports. The nature of the rent paid by each of the Rana's tenants is
decided mainly by his caste. A Kanet would not ordinarily agree to
do baitli service ; and he would he given a cash rent out of consideration
to his caste. Of course such rents are not likely to be very heavy.
On the other hand, the lower classes (Kohlis, Rehrs, and such like)
stand on a much lower social level, aud pay half produce or do farm work
(ibaitli) as may be required of them.
41. With reference to the circumstances above explained, it will
not be thought surprising that there are almost
tenants1100 °f hereditary no tenants with right of occupancy. One acre
is so held in the Khalsa lands ; and 53 acres
in the Rana's jagir ; of the latter, 42 acres are held by a village of
Kanets. There was a sharp dispute on the question between these
K,anets and the Rana ; which I decided by giving the tenants an award
under Section 5 (3) of the Tenancy Act. The rest ot the few cases
above mentioned have hereditary rights for the most part by agreement,
and in two or three cases by award.
In truth the local conception of ownership is as yet nearly allied
to what we should-describe as hereditary occupancy; and the holdings
are too small to make under-tenants other than the exception. And
though the Rana's holding is a large one of over 400 acres of cultiva-
tion, his old claims, social position, and past management have left him
completely its owner.
42. No lands have been acquired by the State during the past
settlement. There have been 74 sales, aggre-
AppendicesIIE a™d°5sageS‘ ffatinff 239 aeres cultivated, plus 49 acres waste.
The price realised averaged Rs. 91 per acre
cultivated or 59 years revenue. There are also 386 acres of cultivation
held by mortgagees, the mortgage money averaging Rs. 74 per acre
cultivated or 49 years purchase of the revenue. Both sales and mort-
gages are principally bakhil land. The mortgages are very small,
averaging less than half an acre each ; but the sales average (with waste) 3
acres cultivated each. The practice of selling land has arisen mainly during
the last twenty years, and the prices now given are three or four times
what they used to be. Kyas land now sells for Rs. 100 an acre and
upwards; and bakhil for about a third of this rate. The practice of
mortgaging is of very old standing ; but the money that can be raised
on mortgage has risen in the same way as the selling price ; and it is
not uncommon for a man to raise a larger sum by mortgage than he
could get by sale.
Appendix IIA gives the usual comparison of area and re-
sources at the past and present Settlement. I
should mention (see Mr. Edwards' report quoted
in paragraph 51 below) that the bigha of last
43.
Increase of cultivation.
Appendix IIA.