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tion as it is not possible for any persons who have not been educated upto that standard at least, to manage efficiently the civil and criminal work they have to do. The assistant Munsifs may be entrusted with the revenue work only. Unless such steps are taken there can never exist, it remarks, even a single Village Munsif's Court working satisfactorily.
Page 69, Native States
An article in the A.G. of the 9th February subscribed as "the Ryots of the Venkatagiri Zamindari" states "we are undergoing many hardships owing to a dearth of water and consequent failure of crops. Though we are in a very miserable condition the 'Raja' does not mind our sufferings. Timely inspections of the withered fields and waste lands are not held. No sist remissions are granted. Demands are made and civil and summary suits are filed against us and rent is collected under severe restraints".
Page 102. February 23rd 1901, Land Revenue and Settlement
The A.G. of the 23rd February writes thus:—the collection of the revenue in the Nellore district has already commenced and that in consequence these of the ryots suffer and will have to sell their grain. It is convenient to sell the grain during the months of July, August and September and pay the government sist all at once in October. It will be well if the government show compassion to the ryots and abolish the collections of the revenue by instalments.
Page 120, March 2nd 1901, Nabobpet Murders
Note: Contents of this page were missing in NNR. (The narration is about the murder of Ammanni of Nabobpet and the murderers were apprehended).
Page 145, March 9ih 1901. Village Couris
The A.G. of the 9th March (received 2nd April) thinks that there are no competent persons to be appointed as village munsifs to all villages in the Presidency and that the present village munsifs are quite unfit and almost uneducated. As the revenue work is important, the paper suggests that the present incumbents may be entrusted with the collection of assessment, calling them assistant munsifs. It says further that edu-
