6 LAND UNDER CULTIVATION. 



the medium of the 6906 miles of water-com^ses, 

 independent of minor-channels, which it sup- 

 plies, cut in all directions, on either side of its 

 course, like the veins and capillaries from a 

 great artery ; these, with the aid of 8260 pucka 

 wells — it is not stated how many cutcha ones — 

 and 793 tanks, form the estimated irrigational 

 resources of the Province, which seldom experi- 

 ences the genial influence of a shower. 



" The total quantity of land under cultivation 

 taken from the return of resources of the Province 

 prepared by the Collectors is 33,44,458 beegas. 



" The total quantity of land under cultivation 

 is estimated at 19,78,026 beegas, the produc- 

 tion at 69,04,712 maunds, and the value at 

 rupees 76,20,805. 



" The value of produce diminishes as the dis- 

 tance from the sea face increases. In the Kur- 

 rachee Collectorate the average price of grain is 

 rs. 1-9 a maund. In the Hydrabad Collectorate, 

 rs. 1-1-6, and in the Shikarpoor Collectorate 15 

 annas and six pies ; whilst the rate of Assess- 

 ment in these Collectorates is in the increase, 

 viz. rs. 1-0-6 per beega at Shikarpoor, rs. 1-1-8 

 at Hydrabad, and nine annas and five pies at 

 Kurrachee. 



