Indigo in Shahabad. 107 



The average area irrigated is eight acres to one moth ; 

 so that moth - irrigation costs about IDS. per acre 

 for the year." 



CHARGES FOR IRRIGATION BY SONE CIRCLE OF CANALS. 

 Annual leases. 



Rs. A. P. 

 Rice ... ...300 per acre 



Bhudai ... ...280 ,, 



Rabbi ... ...280 



Sugarcane ... ... 500 ,, 



Hot-weather crops for irrigation between ist April and 2$th June. 

 All crops ... Rs. 4 o o per acre. 



Five-year leases. 



All crops ... Rs. 2 o o per acre. 



If water is taken for sugarcane in hot months the total charge is as 

 follows : 



Under 5-year leases, per acre 



During hot months ... 



Total 600 



This is simply that the hot-weather rate is charged over and above 

 this for 5 -year leases. 



The Government is not altogether favourable to 

 the Indigo-cum-opium system, in Shahabad at least, 

 and there are several factories there that have lost, of 

 late years, a good portion of their assamiwar culti- 

 vation owing to the ryots getting the idea that it 

 would please the Government officials if they refused 

 to take advances. A native Deputy Magistrate (Un- 

 covenanted Civil Service) told the author during the 

 time Sir Ashley Eden was inquiring into the indigo 

 systems of Behar, that the Lieutenant-Governor did 



