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Punjab.

Date:
1908
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Punjab. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    supplied by wells in excess of this estimate were liable to assessment at'a rate per acre which was the same for all crops, though it varied in different tracts. The result of reassessment in the Ravi tahslh was an increase of a quarter of a lakh. d'he system adopted at the regular settlement was no more successful in the Sutlej tahsils (Pakpattan and Dipalpur). It was found that the people wasted water, for which they were paying next to nothing, and the canal tracts were not yielding their fair share of the public burdens. It was therefore decided to adopt Mr. Vans Agnew’s original proposals in carrying out the revised settlement. .Thus the fixed revenue of a village consisted of the amount which would have been assessed if it had no source of irrigation, plus a charge for each well it con- tained. In addition, villages taking canal water had to pay separately a sum proportionate to the area of crops matured by its means, as calculated by the canal officer. The new Sohag Para Colony, established in 1888-91, was also placed under a fluctuating assessment. Consolidated rates for land revenue and canal water were imposed, varying from Rs. 3-4-0 to Rs. 1-12-0 per cultivated acre for irrigated land, while a uniform rate of 12 annas was imposed on ‘ dry ^ land. The total assessment of the two Sutlej tahsils for the year preceding the latest settlement (1897-8) was 2*2 lakhs. The latest revision was made between 1894 and 1899; and the new demand, including the estimated fluctuating revenue, was 3-5 lakhs, representing 40 per cent, of the net ‘ assets.’ The land revenue of the whole District in the current settlement is thus about 5 lakhs, an increase of 47 per cent, on the previous assessment. The grazing tax [tirni) is an inheritance from the Sikhs. Captain Elphinstone imposed it on all cattle, including well- bullocks. In 1857 the tax produced Rs. 32,000, in 1872 Rs. 1,08,000, in 1881 Rs. 48,000. In 1870 Government waste lands were divided into blocks and leased annually to farmers, who then realized grazing dues at fixed rates for all cattle grazing in their respective blocks. This system, however, led to extortion and was given up in 1879. 1886 the Multan system was introduced, by which each /zV/zf-paying village con- tracted to jpay a fixed annual sum for a period of five years. In March, 1891, the sum for the succeeding five years was fixed at Rs. 1,41,000. The colonization of the Sandal Bar seriously curtailed the grazing-grounds, and in 1899 system was again altered. The quinquennial assessment was retained for camels only, and the grazing for cattle, sheep, &c., was
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