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... districts from the great alluvial deltas of the Godaveri and the Kistna - that is , from districts where the harvests never fail , to districts where the rainfall is very precarious . A glance at the map will show this length of rail ...
... districts from the great alluvial deltas of the Godaveri and the Kistna - that is , from districts where the harvests never fail , to districts where the rainfall is very precarious . A glance at the map will show this length of rail ...
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... us in iron and steel . At the same time it must not be lost sight of that since the great famine of 1877 the Government has done much to extend the railways through the districts · most liable to famine in the south of India MADRAS 31.
... us in iron and steel . At the same time it must not be lost sight of that since the great famine of 1877 the Government has done much to extend the railways through the districts · most liable to famine in the south of India MADRAS 31.
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... district . You will be aware that about the commencement of June one of the great periodic falls of rain is anxiously looked for throughout India . The south - west monsoon sweeping across the Indian Ocean first bursts on the range of ...
... district . You will be aware that about the commencement of June one of the great periodic falls of rain is anxiously looked for throughout India . The south - west monsoon sweeping across the Indian Ocean first bursts on the range of ...
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... districts of Travancore and Mysore , tea and coffee plantations are rapidly extending — more especially tea , as in many cases the leaf disease has wrought great havoc among the coffee estates . Cin- chona cultivation , which was at one ...
... districts of Travancore and Mysore , tea and coffee plantations are rapidly extending — more especially tea , as in many cases the leaf disease has wrought great havoc among the coffee estates . Cin- chona cultivation , which was at one ...
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... district is the Collector . He is responsible for the proper working of all the adminis- trative and judicial functions of the Government in his district . He has carefully to watch and control every servant of the Government , examine ...
... district is the Collector . He is responsible for the proper working of all the adminis- trative and judicial functions of the Government in his district . He has carefully to watch and control every servant of the Government , examine ...
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