No one ever
objected to the renewal of trees except on the ground that the area
under trees might be excluded from assessment. For many years past
the Government of India has been most anxious to encourage tree-
planting, and has sanctioned liberal rules respecting the exemption
of grove land from assessment to 'land revenue', or 'rent', as the
author calls it. The Government of the United Provinces certainly is
not now liable to reproach for indifference to the value of groves.
Enormous progress in the planting of road avenues has also been made.
The deficiency of trees in the country about Agra is partly due to
nature, much of the ground being cut up by ravines, and unfavourable
for planting.
8. The Aligarh district lies to the north and east of the Mathura
district. The fort of Aligarh is fifty-five miles north of Agra, and
eighty-four miles south-east of Delhi.
9. 'pakka' here means 'burned in a kiln', as distinguished from 'sun-
dried'.
10. The 'bigha' is the unit of superficial land measure, varying, but
often taken as five-eighths of an acre. The 'jarib' is a smaller
measure.
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