terms as those proposed for the Etawah zamindars, and, 

 of the other two landholders, one is anxious, and 

 the other would probably be willing, to sell the 

 land. 



The block is situated about 10 miles from the land recently 

 acquired for babul plantation work at Bandhar Buzurg, 

 and the tract of almost deserted country north of the 

 road between the two places might later on be acquired 

 by Government as some of the landholders are anxious 

 to sell the land. The block is situated at the end of the 

 Jalalpur distributary of the Dhasan canal : it could be 

 managed as a remunerative area- The block is suitable 

 for a famine relief work for the north of fcbe Bath tahsil . 



Block VI. Muskara Block. 



Situation- The block selected is situated on the right bank 

 of the Barma river in the Maudaha tahsil of the 

 Hamirpur district, two miles from Muskara. 



Area. The block selected includes land from the following 

 villages : 



Acres Acres. 



Mihauua ... 400 Seoni (deserted) 2,500 



Muskara ... 250 Nauranga ( ) 300 



Bihuni Kalan ... 1,000 Chilheta Rath ( ) 300 



Khurd ..." 500 Chaundaura ( ) 700 



Total area, 5,950 acres, of which 3,800 acres are deserted. 



Ownership. The landholder of Bihuni Kalan village is a 

 resident in Jalalpur and is anxious to sell his land. Mr. 

 Fremantle was not able to get into touch with the other 

 landholders, but, in view of the amount of deserted 

 land, he thinks that it is probable that they would be 

 willing to sell their land or to oo-operate with 

 Government in some scheme of reclamation. 



Reasons for selection. The area is only eight miles from the 

 newly-acquired Bandhar Buzurg plantation which the 

 writers think should be enlarged. It is close to a good 

 road and also to the proposed extension of the Cawnpore- 

 Banda line (Sumerpur-Harpalpur branch), and although 

 it is at present too far from a railway line to be managed 

 as a remunerative work, it would be advisable to obtain 

 control of the land in anticipation of the new line being 

 constructed, more specially as so much of the land is 

 deserted. In times of famine it would provide a relief 

 work for the eastern part of the Maudaha tahsil, 



