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MR. WEIR
To ask the Secretary of State for India if he will state how many acres of land, the property of evicted ryots, have been put up for auction by Government in the Madras and Bombay Presidencies respectively, in default of payment of land revenues during each of the five years ending 30th June, 1906.
MR. CHARLES HOBHOUSE
The Madras figures are—
acres. | |
1901–2 | 45,712 |
1902–3 | 30,583 |
1903–4 | 23,383 |
1904–5 | 23,018 |
1905–6 | 26,369 |
The Bombay figures are—
acres. | |
1901–2 | 175 |
1902–3 | 404 |
1903–4 | 3,383 |
1904–5 | 3,744 |
1905–6 | not yet received. |