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't The following Table shows, according to Provinces, the Surveyed Area and also the Total Areas of British India that were in 1896-97 cultivated and uncultivated, as far as returns can be obtained. Administrations Upper Burma Lower Burma Assam Bengal · N. W. Provinces Oudh Ajmere Parganá Mánpur 3 Punjab Sind Bombay Central Provinces Berar Madras Coorg Total Ⓡ Area shown by the Survey De- partment in- cluding feuda- tory States and area for which no return is available Net Area dealt with in this Return according to the Survey of India 1 Acres Acres 54,663,177 46,768, 179 53,476,480 53,476, 480 29,041,706 14,069,300 122,752,553 97,234, 288 96,555, 652 1,012, 260 732,506,734 50,798,035 15,545,902 1,019,072 38,871 57,018,529 15,337,846 1,693,728 38,871 95, 246, 080 65,739,730 33,844,743 26,985,258 86,325,060 43,630,811 74,167,469 47,980,773 11,332,580 11,352,798 61,694, 269 1,012, 260 537,346,026 Forests Not Available for Cultivation Acres Acres Acres 4,090,960 29,220,348 9,330,735 4,540,396 26, 129,068 16, 177,699 2,358,455 1,034,774 5,085,904 8,497,302 589, 603 89,060 19,773 4,338, 408 Culturable Waste other than Fallow 7,294,352 40,325,184 6,604,749 2,289,566 351,256 1,357 12,075,646 12,648,937 22,503,721 10,621,867 6,075,793 767,225 4, 266,972 7,159,529 5,003,921 1,631,963 10,589,177 11,324,675 3,972,265 13,309,468 2,603,425 712,801 672,839 13,360,833 6,423,855 46,027 153,351 3 A British District in Central India. Current Fallows 88,159 10,310 | Acres Acres 1,744,981 2,381,155 604,752 6,024,565 1,176,200 2,205,519 51,823,200 8,132,842 3,378,965 1,215,182 103,965 1,145 Net Area Cropped during year 4,820,726 22,742,416 8,072,586 386,632 6,286 16,200,088 3,226,331 19, 246, 221 4,289,958 15,084, 407 1,108,015 6,251,718 11,937,101 23,602,319 568, 139 6,362,161 38, 257 203, 486 63,969,955 153,895,056 95,080,728 46,943,358 177,456,929 N.B. The net areas dealt with in the case of the Punjab, N. W. Provinces, Oudh, Central Provinces, Madras, Ajmere, and Bérar, are those shown by the 'Village Papers." 1 Exclusive of Fendatory and Tributary States. 2 Includes culturable waste other than fallow and current fallows in Bengal. 148 THE BRITISH EMPIRE:INDIA AND DEPENDENCIES