APPENDIX. iXXUl 



Appendix, No. VI. 



Mamml of Instructions for the guidance of the Revenue 

 Officers of the Coimbatore District, in their disposal of 

 applications made to them for Lands upon the Neilqherry 

 Sills, sanctioned by Q-overnment, 19fh Dec. 1849, in con. 

 nth Jam. 1850, Bev. Dept. No. 1213.* 



„., -.^ , , , „ „-, !• The foUowmp; Manual of Instruo- 



Vide Notes h to 9, pages 2,11 .. . -^ -, . ., 



and 272 '^ commumoated to the revenue 



autlioritiea of the Coimbatore District, 

 for their guidance in the disposal of the applications which may ba 

 preferred to them for lands upon the NeUgherry HiUs, required either 

 for building, or for agricultural jiurposea . 



II. For the more complete elucidation of the whole subject ; the 



^ „ _ , , , ., Board would refer to the documents 



* Beveniie Despatch to the ^ j ■ ^.t ■ ^ ■ j. , ■ , 



Governor General of India, ""'^"^ ™ ^^^ margin,* copies of which 



No. 2, dated 23d Feb. 1842. lia^e been supplied to the office of the 



ilevenue Despatch to the Principal Collector of Coimbatore. 



Government of Fort St. prom these papers, the following in- 



Georse, No. 13, dated 21st „,.„„„^- .if • , % , 



T 1843 structiona have been mainly compiled ; 



Extract Min. Con. dated 12th »»<! ™ '^i^m, the sentiments of the Hon- 



Sept. in con. 5th Oct. 1843, orable Court on the rights of the Todas, 



Rev. Dept. No. 999. and other Settlers on the Hills, and 



on the principles which should regulatS 



the grants of land for agricultural purposes in those parts of India 



^hich, from their climate, are most Kkely to be frequented by the 



European Colonist, are clearly and distinctly stated. 



III. The Survey of the NeUgherries (proper) has been completed, 

 and copies of the Map of the HiUs are under preparation, one of which, 

 on completion, will be furnished for record in the Principal Collector's 

 Cutcherry. In this Map wiU be separately exhibited 



1. The lands in the occupation of Government. 



* This Manual was approved hy the Horihle Cowrt, in para. 2 of 

 their Despatch dated Vlth July, 1850, No. 3, convmwmcated by Q-overn- 

 ment, 8th Oct. in con. Uh Nov. 1850, Bev. Dept. No. 948. 

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