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takes to pay for the water, the additional charge leviable from the 

 ryot to be fixed under general rules as regards the collection of water 

 rate fixed by Government ; (viii) where there is an increase in the 

 productive powers of land by natural causes, increased agricultural 

 skill and knowledge, discovery of cheap chemical manures, &c., the 

 benefit is to be enjoyed by the ryot ; (ix) when there is an increase 

 in the money value of the holding due to enhanced prices of standard 

 produce, the melvaramdar is to be entitled to claim additional rent 

 not exceeding two-thirds of the proportionate increase in the rent, the 

 remaining third being intended to defray the increased cost of culti- 

 vation, &c., due to increased price of produce; (x) enhancement by 

 voluntary agreement not to exceed 2 annas in the rupee or 12| per 

 cent., whether in money or grain, the agreement to be in writing 

 and registered : (xi) rent once enhanced by voluntary agreement or 

 decree of court not to be liable to be enhanced again fpr 15 years ; 

 (xii) the court to be authorized to decree that increased rent to which 

 the melvaramdar is entitled shall be imposed by gradual increments to 

 prevent hardship to the ryot ; (xiii) the ryot to be allowed abatement 

 of rent for deficiency in the area of holding and also for loss of pro- 

 duce by natural causes in cases in which he is entitled to remission 

 according to usage ; (xiv) melvaramdar or the ryot to be entitled to 

 apply to the court for the conversion of grain rents into money- rents ; 

 (xv) Government to frame rules and make arrangements for fixing 

 the standard produce with reference to which rent is to be regu- 

 lated and for periodical publication of lists of prices of produce, and 

 (xvi) the above provisions not to apply to " private lands " of the 

 melvaramdar. 



III. As regards the right to transjer or sub-let Jioldings. (i) Right 

 of transfer to be freely allowed to occupant of ryoti land, but the 

 Zemindar to have a prior lien on the land transferred for unpaid 

 balance of rent next after Government revenue, the balance, however, 

 exceeding 3 years^ rent not being enforceable against the land. 

 Tenants of private land not to have any transferable right ; (ii) 

 sub-letting not to be allowed for more than 9 years at a time ; 

 (iii) melvaramdars to maintain a register of ryots paying rent to them 

 and to register transfers of holdings by decree of Court or private 

 contract, the transferor to continue liable for rent till the transfer is 

 registered. 



IV. As regards the remedies to he provided for the recocery of remits. 

 (i) Landlord to be authorized to proceed nnder the .special law for 

 the recovery of rent only in cases in which he has tendered a puttah to 

 the tenant such as the latter is bound to accept; (ii) the landloi'd's 

 right to distrain to be limited to ungathered products or gathered 

 products stored on the farm or the threshing-floor; (iii) an occupancy 

 ryot not to be ejected for non-payment of rent but his interest in the 

 land to be sold, the sale being free of encumbrances on the kudivai'am 

 right, not created with the landlord's consent ; (iv) a tenant of 

 private land to be liable to ejectment; (v) Government to be em- 

 powered to invest any officer of Government witt the powers of a 

 court under the special law. 



V. As regards the duties of landlords, (i) Landlord not to levy' 

 any unauthorized cesses or dues in money or labor beyond what may 



