ABSTRACT
Rules were laid down for selection of tenants and distribution of sites the maximum area of a grant was laid down at 75 bighas, the minimum at 10 bighas. The raiyatwari system had been introduced in 1905 in the teeth of the opposition of the Commissioner, and it was the former Commissioner of the Sundarbans who ensured the breakdown of the experiment in the 24-Parganas. Government retained the right to lay down conditions for the use of common lands and to resume free of cost any lands required for a public purpose, subject to payment of compensation for improvements and a proportionate reduction in the assessment. Every raiyat was required to reside permanently on or near his holding and to construction suitable residence within two years of the commencement of the lease. Detailed rules were prescribed for administering the work of colonization and reclamation.
