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MANUAL OF THE NILAGIEI DISTRICT. 



CHAP, xiir, 

 PART II. 



Revexde 



HiSTOKY. 



Statement of Lands sold under the Waste Land Btdes. 



Firewood 



allotments. 



Before closing this section I would note that the Tope Rules 

 do not apply to this district. The Board suggested their introduc- 

 tion in 1869, but the proposal was objected to by Mr. Breeks, 

 as he feared the concession might lead to a few persons creating 

 a monopoly. The Government, however, sanctioned the grant of 

 blocks of land, not exceeding 50 acres, in the neighbourhood of 

 the hill stations for firewood plantations^ rent free for seven 

 years, subject to confirmation at the end of that period, if fully 

 planted up, at an assessment of Rupee 1 per acre and grant of 

 title-deed ; if not fully planted, to lapse to Government. The 

 question of introducing the Tope Rules was revived in 1876 and 

 is still unsettled. 



