144. IRRIGATION IN UPPER INDIA. 
this loss greatly diminishes. The great proportion of loss comes 
under the second head—that is, in waste after the water leaves 
the rajbuhas and passes into the hands of the cultivators. For thi 
reason there is no part of the Act more required than that which 
relates to waste of water. Although it has been shown that much 
ill remains to be done in raising the duty of the supply, still the 
command the greatest area of good land. In cases where the water 
has to be lifted by baling or otherwise, after leaving the rajbuha, 
only about half the usual rates are charged to the cultivators. 
Much labour is expended on this style of irrigation ; but as might 
he expected, there is great economy in water. The cultivators 
ving to lift all the water they require, are naturally anxious t0 
_ either excessive irrigation or loss in or from their watel- 
-0 report on the alignment of distributaries and on the details of 
irrigation from that canal. When the first portion of the 
very Kindly permitted me to copy. Briefly stated, the 
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