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of ejectment should be served by an officer of tbe Court, 

 the notice being duly entered in the Court Register together 

 with proof of service. 



(2) The compensation for improvements should follow 

 the lines of the English law described in the last chapter. It 

 would be necessary to divide improvements into three classes 

 and I would suggest the following as a suitable classifica- 

 tion : 



I. Improvements for which compensation can be claimed 

 only if executed after the landlord's written consent has been 

 obtained : 



(1) Masonry wells exceeding Rs. 1,000 in cost. 



(2) Tanks, bunds, irrigation channels and works of 

 all kinds, including pumping schemes. 



(3) Farm buildings of all kinds. 



(4) Grain pits and silu*. 



(5) Fences. 



II. Improvements for which compensation may be claim- 

 ed if they have not been undertaken by the landlord with- 

 in three months after the tenant has given notice of his 

 intention to make the improvement : 



(1) Masonry wells costing less than Rs. 1,000. 



(2) Drainage works. 



III. Improvements for which no notice is required : 



(1) Wells without masonry. 



(2) Spreading and ploughing in lime, ash, or any 

 other beneficial substance on the land. 



. (3) Manuring with any natural or artificial manure 

 beneficial to the ordinary crops of the district. 



It may be questioned whether granting to tenants the 

 right to. compensation for improvements of the first class will 

 be of much advantage to them if they have to obtain the 

 landlord's consent before the improvement is undertaken in 

 order that the claim for compensation may be valid. The 



