Indian and Pakistan Year Book and Who's whoBennett, Coleman & Company, 1917 - India Issues for 1919-47 include Who's who in India; 1948, Who's who in India and Pakistan. |
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Irrigation . In the West irrigation is a rare luxury , de- signed where it exists to increase the produc- tivity of a soil sure of a certain crop under a copious and well distributed rainfall . In great parts of the East , and ...
Irrigation . In the West irrigation is a rare luxury , de- signed where it exists to increase the produc- tivity of a soil sure of a certain crop under a copious and well distributed rainfall . In great parts of the East , and ...
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The Irrigation Commission . In order to substitute policy for spasmodic effort , the Irrigation Commission was appointed by Lord Curzon's Government in 1901. It made a detailed survey of the conditions of the country , and produced the ...
The Irrigation Commission . In order to substitute policy for spasmodic effort , the Irrigation Commission was appointed by Lord Curzon's Government in 1901. It made a detailed survey of the conditions of the country , and produced the ...
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... Irrigation Dues . The charges for irrigation , whether taken in the form of enhanced land revenue or of occu- piers ' and owners ' rates , vary very much , depending on the kind of crop , the quantity of water required for it and the ...
... Irrigation Dues . The charges for irrigation , whether taken in the form of enhanced land revenue or of occu- piers ' and owners ' rates , vary very much , depending on the kind of crop , the quantity of water required for it and the ...
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India in 1916 | 11 |
The Government of India | 11 |
The Imperial Legislative Council | 15 |
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