w SOCIAL SCIENTIST Huddleston (1892) p392. " Ibid, 84 Appendix to Ellis's Replies, op cit., Bailey and Huddleston (1892), p 259 (Foot note 30). 55 Ibid. ^ Ibid. 57 "Extracts from Sir Thomas Munro*s Minute..." dated 31-12-1824, para 11, Bailey and Huddleston (1892) p 443. 68 Board of Revenue, 5th January 1818, op cit., Bailey and Huddleston (1892) p 372. 69 Ibid., p 363. 60 Board of Revenue Proceedings, dated 29th December, 1820, para 20, Bailey and Huddleston (1892) p 419. 61 Board of Revenue Proceedings, dated 1st July 1822, para 9, Bailey and Huddleston (1892)p448. 62 Board of Revenue Proceedings, dated 15th August, 1839, para 3, Bailey and Huddleston (1892) p 452. 63 Board of Revenue Proceedings, dated 29th August 1839, para 3, Bailey and Huddleston (1892)p455. 64 Board of Revenue Proceedings, dated 11 th November, 1841, para 4, Bailey and Huddleston (1892) p 476. 65 Letter from Secretary to the Board of Revenue to the Collector of Tanjavur, dated 9th September, 18tl, para 2, Bailey and Huddleston (1892) p 472. 66 Board of Revenue Proceedings, dated 14th May, 1856, para 8, Bailey and Hudd-Icston p 541. 67 Board of Revenue, ibid., para 7, Bailey and Huddleston, (1892), ibid. 68 Board of Revenue ibid, para 20-21, Bailey and Huddleston (1892), p 549. 69 Board of Revenue ibid., para 27, Bailey and Huddleston (1892), p 553. 70 Board of Revenue proceedings 5th January, 1818, op cit., paras 103-105. 71 According to the calculation of Dewan Bahadur Srinivasa Raghavaiyengar, the collection of land revenue in the Presidency as a whole increased from Rs 3.30 crores in 1835-36 to Rs 3.41 crorcs in 1855-56 and to a Rs 4.90 crores in 1885-86. Also see letter from G S Crole, Assistant Collector of Chengalpattu to Board of Revenue, dated 12th April, 1875, in C S Crole (1879) p 411. 72 See supra note 71. 78 Board of Revenue, 5th January 1818, op cit., para 221. 74 Letter from Barlow. Collector of Chengalpattu to Board of Revenue, dated 12th February 1875, C S Crole (1879) p 394-395. 70 Ibid, 76 "Judgment of the Supreme Court in a Mirasi Claim to the village of Tondaiyar-pettai"; dated September 26th, Bailey and Huddleston (1892) pp 127-142. 77 Ellis's Replies, op cit.. Bailey and Huddleston (1892) p 349. 78 Letter from Kiddersay to Secretary Board of Revenue, dated 26th August 1841; Secretary, Board of Revenue to Kiddersay 9th September, 1841; Kiddersay to Board of Revenue 30th October 1841; Proceedings of the Board of Revenue dated llth November 1841 - all in Bailey and Huddleston (1892), pp 469-479. 79 Thus, Collector Forbes testified to the Revenue Department against the Board in a case where the Board had ordered the wasteland belonging to a kaniyatchika-arar to be cultivated by a payikari. Letter No 41 of 1856 (Revenue Department) from Madras Government to the Court of Directors, dated 22nd December, 1856 Bailey and Huddleston (1892), pp 553-556. fio Letter of Court of Directors to Madras Government, 17th December 1856. Bailey and Huddleston (1892), pp 556-557. 81 "Decree of the Court of Sudder Adalut in Special Appeal Suit No 1^ of 1859, dated 30th April 1859^, Bailey and Huddleston (1892), pp 578-582.