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A.G. of the 10th November, writes thus:-Is not a rumour current that village officers decline to continue holding their appointments, as they are required to provide supplies to every visitor? It is but fair that supplies should be made to, and their value recovered from, those that go to villages on public duty. If it is so done, there is no doubt that it will be pleasing to all. Is it not true that sometimes it so happens that the village officers do not get the cost of things so supplied? Is it not true that something more than the sist is collected from the ryots in order to make up the losses they (the village officers) incur?
Page 363, November 17th 1900. Revenue Bribery
A.G. of the 17th November, writes that the government will do well to read the very valuable book called “The Revenue Bribery," written by the late Mr. C. Rungacharlu, who served in the Nellore district, and who was also for some time the Diwan of Mysore.
Page No. 363, November 24th 1900, Irregularities in the Revenue
A.G. of the 24th November, writes that if the government desires to know what irregularities are prevalent in the Revenue department, it may send either Diwan Bahadur R. Raghunadha Row, who enjoys the confidence of the government as well as of the people, or the Hon'ble Mr. P. Chentsal Row, or some other gentleman of their status and reputation to all the districts and ask him to submit a report on the irregularities. "Would not the government get angry if one says that wrongs are perpetrated in its administration? If it wants proof for every piece of information can we, poor people, afford to give it? It is generally difficult to prove what is true. All the abuses are known to such persons as more familiarly among the people with their ears and eyes open. But though they are aware, what can those starving people do?
Page 359, Establishment of schools in villages
A.G. of the 24th November, remarks that the government should establish village schools in such villages as contain more than 500 inhabitants and grant schools" in smaller villages, and suggests that a new tax called "village school cess" may be levied for maintaining the same.
