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The A.G. of the 20th April, while commending all the suggestions made by Dr. Grant for making Nellore a healthy place says that it would be better to appoint a paid chairman for the Municipality of Nellore, as the work of the unpaid chairman, who attends to it only at his leisure, cannot be satisfactory.
Page 200, Zamindaris
The A.G. of the 20th April, referring to the recent case of the Surangi Zamindar, who was charged with having submitted false accounts in order that sist might be reduced, says that such irregularities are prevalent everywhere and that the government will be able to better collect sist if it can undertake the survey, demarcation and settlement of all Zamindari villages, and appoint competent village officers. It asks why the government has not done so.
Page 209. April 27th 1901
The A.G. of the 27th April 1901 (received 24th May), says it would be a very beneficial act indeed if the government allows a postage of quarter anna only on letters weighing not more than a quarter tola. Registered newspapers should be received as such in whatever post office they may be posted. Such papers as weigh 5 tolas and less should, it says be carried by post for quarter anna only. It seems, it remarks, that in Australia newspapers are dispatched gratis by the postal authorities. Why should not, the paper asks, the postal authorities in India render same little help to the newspapers.
The A.G. of the 27th April complains that it is not yet known who are appointed as the village munsif and other village officers of Kodur (Nellore District) as the higher authorities act very cowardly they are not able to do anything conducive to the well being of the people. While one may does the work, another man gets the remuneration for it. All those that have any voice oppress and worry the people and the government does not at all seem to attend to the grievances of the people.
Page 229, May 4th 1901
The A.G. of the 4th May 1901 (received on the 5th June), regrets to find many post masters paid such very low salaries as 2 1/2, 3. 4 and 5. This, it remarks, is disgraceful to the government and injurious to the
