124 GRANT OF LOANS AND ADVANCES TO AGRICULTURISTS. 



17. Repayment shall be by equated yearly or half-yearly instal- 



ments, the date of the first instalments being; 



Repayment by instal- 

 ments ; date of first later than one year from the date of the actual 

 instalment. , P . , -, , , . , 



advance ol the loan, or, when the loan is ad- 

 venced in instalments, from the date of the advance of the last instal- 

 ment actually paid. 



18. The date of the last instalment shall not be later than five 



years from the date of the actual advance of the 



Date of last instalment. 



loan, or, when the loan is advanced in instal- 

 ments, ten years from the date of the advance of the last instalment 

 actually paid. 



19. The dates for payment of instalments (annual or half yearly) 



shall be fixed by the Collector, with the sanction of 



Date of repayments . . 



of loans. the Commissioner, for each thana of his district, 



with reference to the season when repayment can most easily be made. 



Explanation. The season at which repayment can most easily be made will 

 ordinarily be the time when crops grown for sale are taken to market. In jute 

 districts, for instance, it would probably be best to provide for repayment by one 

 annual instalment in September, when the jute crop is sold, except in cases where 

 the borrower himself prefers to pay in two yearly instalments. 



20. (i) The realisation of instalments or of interest may be 



suspended by the Collector on proof of failure 



Suspension of instal- 

 ments or of interest. of crops ironi causes beyond the borrower s con- 

 trol, or of other exceptional calamity rendering the payment of 

 the instalments unduly burdensome to him. 



(ii) The Collector shall report every such suspension to the Com- 

 missioner, who shall pass such orders on the case as may seem 

 proper. 



(iii) No interest shall be charged for the period of suspension ; 

 the total amount to be repaid shall remain the same as before. 



(iv) The power of suspension of payments of instalments or of 

 interest on loans, which is conferred on the Collector by clause (i) of this 

 rule, may be exercised to the extent of Us. 700 in any one case. 



(v) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (iv) of this 

 rule, in all cases where suspension of revenue or rent has been granted 

 on a large scale over a wide area, a suspension of payment of instal- 

 ments due during the period for which suspension of revenue or tent 

 has been granted, shall be made by the Collector without reference to 



