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Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 22, p. 208.

208 SHAHJAHANPUR DISTRICT There are three regular District Munsifs, and a scheme for village Munsifs was introduced in 1894. The District Judge and Sub-Judge exercise civil jurisdiction over the neighbouring District of Budaun ; but the former hears sessions cases from Shahjahanpur alone. Crime is heavy, the more serious forms of offences against life and limb, with robbery and dacoity, being common. Female infanticide was formerly suspected; but in 1904 only 154 persons remained under surveillance. At cession in i8oi the present area formed part of Bareilly; but a separate District of Shahjahanpur was constituted in 1813-4. Early settlements were for short periods, being based as usual on the previous collections coupled with a system of competition. The first regular settlement under Regulation IX of 1833 was carried out in 1838-9. The District had been over-assessed, and considerable reductions, amounting to about 12 per cent., were made, the demand being fixed at 9.8 lakhs. Villages were grouped according to their capa- bilities of soil and irrigation, and revenue rates fixed per acre of cultivation. Another revision took place thirty years later, and the new settlement was based on rates selected from the rents actually paid, with some regard to prospective increases. The result was an assessment of r i-8lakhs, which was subsequently reduced by Rs. i8,ooo. The latest revision was made between 1896 and igoo. In this settle- ment prospective increases in the rental value of villages were altogether disregarded, except where the rents were found to be totally inadequate. About four-fifths of the area assessed was held by tenants, cash rents being paid in the greater part. The assessment amounted to 11-7 lakhs, or 48-6 per cent. of the accepted `assets,' and the operations chiefly resulted in a redistribution of the demand. The incidence per acre is Rs. 1•2, varying from R. o•5 in the north of the District to Rs. 1.7 in the fertile central tract. The total collections on account of land revenue and revenue from all sources have been, in thousands of rupees :- I$go-I. 18go-~. lgoo-1. ~903 4. Land revenue 11,20 11,09 13,91 11,53 Total revenue 16,87 19,92 25,8o 26,ot There are two municipalities, SanHJnxnNPUR and TILHAR, and four towns are administered under Act XX of 1856. Beyond the limits of these places local affairs are managed by the District board, which has an income and expenditure of more than a lakh. In 1903-4 the expenditure on roads and buildings amounted to Rs. 46,ooo. The District Superintendent of police commands a force of 3 inspec-