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to English writers ; but to many in India whose 

 knowledge while only surface deep, is often taken, 

 in England, for very much more than it is 

 worth. The system of advances, so much railed 

 at in England and India, is simply a necessity 

 arising out of the extreme poverty of the people, 

 and its only cure lies in such a settlement of the 

 land tenure, as ensuring to the actual cultivators 

 3f the soil a larger share of the profits resulting 

 from their own industry, will enable them, after 

 )roviding themselves with the necessaries of life, 

 x> call their crops, at least, their own. The sale of 

 laud in fee-simple to ignorant and unenlightened 

 landlords will not effect this> Nor yet the redemp- 

 ion of the land revenue, A perpetual settlement 

 vill be equally impotent to accomplish the end. It 

 ms not accomplished it in Bengal. On the con- 

 ;rary, the ryots are admitted to be in an extremely 

 lepressed conditon. Before much benefit can result 

 'rom any improvement in the land tenure of tha 

 jountry, landlords must be better educated, and 

 uiltivators more intelligent than at present. The 

 brmer must learn that the ryots, as the source 

 >f their wealth, must be solicitously cared for, and 

 liat some better and more profitable use may be 

 nade of their accumulated savings, than squander- 

 ng them in personal luxuries, marriage ceremonies,. 

 tnd barbarous festivals. The ryot too must un- 

 lerstand, and be placed in a position to prove, thai 



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