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ble way, by personal explanation to as many as were present, and by 

 suspension in the village before the eyes of all ; objections against any 

 parts of these were afterwards heard, and orders passed as each case 

 required. 



153rd. Pergunnahs Mahomedabad, Gohna, and Mhow were sur- 

 veyed in the years 1834-5, and 1835-G, and settled by myself in the 

 latter year. 



154th. The boundaries were decided and marked off by two Tuh- 

 sildars, Ahmed-oolah Khan, and Zuheer-ool-huk, who were there suc- 

 cessively under the personal superintendence, first of Mr. Montgomery 

 and Mr. Chester, and latterly of myself. These proceedings were 

 unnecessarily protracted, rendered very expensive to the people, and 

 sometimes in the final result unfair. Great exertions have however 

 been used to render them complete, and to correct any errors that may 

 have been committed. The undertaking was of vital importance to 

 the prosperity of the district, for there is much waste land, the title to 

 which was greatly disputed, of great capability, and now covered with 

 wood, which is in high demand at the Sugar factories scattered all 

 over the district. 



155th. The boundaries were often erroneously laid down, and little 

 pains taken to reconcile the professional and khusreh maps. The 

 important point to be borne in mind is, that the professional map can- 

 not always in itself, and alone, be held conclusive on the form of a 

 boundary. Before a certain conclusion can be arrived at, the maps 

 of the two continuous Mouzahs must be compared, the proceeding 

 held on the adjudication of the boundaries examined, and reference 

 had to the khusreh maps, and any other sketches of the boundary 

 there may be. If the process be carefully conducted, on the occur- 

 rence of any dispute it will be impossible to fall into any great 

 error. 



156th. The assessment is light, more so than is shown by the 

 averages, for there is good reason to believe that the cultivated land 

 was much under-measured, and the culturable land was avowedly 

 shown as barren waste. 



157th. Great exertions were used to make the records of proprietary 

 rights and rent rates as perfect as could be, and sanguine hopes may be 

 entertained, that these are placed on a satisfactory footing. 



158th. The Pergunnahs of Gopalpore, Kowreeah, and Atrowleeah 

 Tilhenee were surveyed by Lieut. Fordyce in 1835-6, and settled by 

 Mr. Montgomery in 1836-7- Three large Talookahs had however 

 been previously settled by the late Mr. George Bird, in 1831-2, and 

 the arrangement confirmed by the Government. These were incor- 



