History and status of landlords and tenants in the United provinces (India)

In this book author describe the rural life of the United provinces. He has described the origin of the revenue system and has traced its history from early times, and shown how it developed under the Moghul kings and British rulers. He describes the assessment method of Akbar and the settlements of later times. Then from Chapter VI he explains the position of the tenantry and shows how their rights to permanent or almost permanent occupancy have been increased or recognised by law. In Chapter VIII he gives a brief history of Oudh and explains the taluqdari and other proprietary systems, the various under-proprietary tenures, and the position of the tenants. In Chapter IX he explains the administrative methods by which the various tenures and cultivatory rights are recorded and safe guarded.

In Part II he deals with village life, methods of agriculture-past and present, irrigation, education, indebtedness and its causes, and touches on rural economy and village uplift.