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inundation canals 334, 335, scope for
extension, 335 ; in Sind, its entire
dependence upon irrigation, major and
minor works, mainly inundation canals,
335, 336; in Bombay, Deccan and
Gujarat, 337 338 ; Lakes Fife and
Whiting, 337 ; supply by Mutha Canal
of waterworks of Poona and Kirkee,
3 37 ; reasons for their financial failure,
337 ; further extension urgently needed
in Deccan, 338; in Madras : major
and minor works, the three deltaic
systems, 338 storage works, the Pern-
yar project, 339, need of extension of
` protective' works, 340, Sir Arthur
Cotton's Tungbhadr project, 340;
in Bengal, 340, 34I ; in United Pro-
vinces : the Ganges Canal, the Lower
Ganges Canal, the Agra Canal, all
remunerative, 341, the `protective'
Betwa Canal, 341 , 342 ; small scope
for extension in United Provinces 342 ;
its urgent need in districts south of the
Jumna, its difficulties, 342, 343 ; in
Ajmer-Merwara, minor works, 343,
tanks and wells the only source of irri-
gation, 343 ; in Baluchistan, minor
works, 343, private works numerous,
the karez or underground tunnel, 343
in Upper Burma, the Mandalay and
Shwebo Canals, 343, 344 ; nemerous
private works, 344 ; in Central Pro-
vinces and Berar, state works con-
templated, 344 ; total areas irrigated
from state and private canals in British
India, 345, 346 ; distribution of total
among Provinces, 346 ; canals and irri-
gation in Native States, 346-348, in
Mysore, 346, 347, in Hyderabad, 347
in other States, 347, 348.
Canals, navigable, 3 54-360 ; (1 ) which
are also irrigation works, 355-358 ;
Godavari and Kistna Canals, traffic
large and beneficial, but not directly
remunerative, 355 ; Kurnool-Cuddapah
Canal, 356, has no water connexion
with seaboard, traffic nil, 356 ; Orissa
Canals, Midnapore, and Son Canals,
traffic moderate, 356, 35 7 ; Upper and
Lower Ganges and (now closed Agra
Canals, traffic trifling, 357 ; parts of
Western Jumna and Sirhind systems,
boat traffic insignificant, raft consider-
able, 357, 358 ; in Sind, the inundation
Fuleli Canal, and Eastern Nara, 358
(2) navigable canals not also irrigation
works, 355, 359; in Madras, Bucking-
ham Canal, of public utility and moder-
ate traffic, and others, 358 ; in Bengal,
Orissa Coast and Hujili Tidal Canals,
358; Calcutta and Eastern Canals, of
much importance and traffic, 358, 359
Nadia Rivers, 359 ; in Burma, 359 ;. not
one canal directly remunerative, 3 59 ;
indirect benefits, 360 ; outside deltaic
tract canals of small use or value as
means of inland communication, 360 ;
navigation dues or tolls, 362, very
different methods or bases of charging,
362 ; comparative merits of canals and
railways, 362, 363 ; railways remunera-
tive, canals not, 363 ; railways fallow
where there are already canals, 363.
Carpets, w oolen, 2 1 4-2 1 7 ; cotton, 217 .
Carving. See Stone-carving and Wood-
carving.
Cashmere woollen goods made in Europe
in imitation of Kashmir goods, 212,
213.
Cattle, caws, bulls, bullocks, and buffa-
loes, 76-86 ; number of in 1903-4, 76 ;
general characteristics, 76, 77 ; pre-
servation of many old and useless owing
to sanctity of cow, 7 7 ; of Peninsula,
generally ill fed and ill bred, 7 7, 78 ;
in congested districts of N. India and
Delta of Bengal no space left far graz-
ing-ground, 78, 81 ; the pure breeds,
their characteristics and aptitude for
draught, milk, &c., 7 8-8r ; the Amrit
Mahal breed, 78, 79; Nellore and
Arvi cattle, Malwi and Kheri, Gir,
79 ; Gujarati cattle, the finest in India,
Hansi, Lower Sind cattle, 80 ; Mont-
gomery cattle, 81 ; buffaloes, 81, 82,
general characteristics, 81, the breeds,
82, Jafarabadi or Kathiawar buffaloes,
82, Delhi, 82 ; preservation of cattle in
famine, 85, need of storing fodder, 86 ;
schemes for improving cattle by breed-
ing and supplying pure bulls, 85 ;
obstacles to improvement, 84 ; effects
of crossing, 84 ; rinderpest, 84 ; work
of Civil Veterinary department, 84, 85 ;
number of cattle in 1903, table of, 101.
Chambers of Commerce, 267, 268.
Chromium, found chiefly in Baluchistan,
147.
Cinchona plant, cultivation of, 66-69 ;
history, 66 ; areas of production, 66,
67 ; varieties and sails, 67 ; seed-beds
and nurseries, 67 ; permanent planta-
tion, weeding and pruning, 67, 68 ;
methods and time of harvesting bark
crop, 68, 69 ; manufacture, 69; differ-
ent qualities of cinchona bark, 69;
exports of bark, 67 ; success of cheap
sales of quinine at post offices, 222, 436.
Coal, 131-138 ; great increase in produc-
tiara and consumption, 131 , 2 35 ; total
consumption now 94 per cent, of total
production, 131 ; consumption by rail
ways 99 per cent, of home produc-
tion, 1 3 r ; sources of coal, 1 3 2-1 38 ;
Gondwana fields, 1 3 2-1 36, 95 per cent.
of total output, 132, table of out-
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