CHAPTER X VI

MEANS OF COMMUNICATION

ROADS, Page 217. TOWN ROADS AND LIGHTING, 231. WATER COMMUNICATION, 231. RAILWAY EXTENSION INTO TRAVANCORE, 233- The Tinnevely-Quilon Railway, 233- The Cochin Shoranore Railway, 237. PORTS, 240. SATRAMS OR WAYSIDE INNS. 241. OOTTUPURAHS OR CHARITABLE FEEDING INSTITUTIONS, 241. CONVEYANCES, 241-Rates  of charges for conveyances, 242. POST OFFICES, 243. ANCHAL, 243. TELEGRAPHS, 243.
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CHAPTER XVII

ARTS AND INDUSTRIES
 

 INTRODUCTION, PAGE 246. TRAVANCORE MUSIC, 252-General remarks, 252-Tyagaraja, 253-Schools of music and musicians in Travancore, 254-Indian and European music- a comparison, 257-Musical instruction, 258-Musical instruments, 259. PAINTING, 259. Architecture, 271-Sacred Architecture, 271-Secular and Domestic Architecture, 272. SCULPTURE, 279. CARVING, 283. WEAVING, 287-Lace works, 289-Fibres, 291; - Plantain fibre, 291; Coconut fiber or coir, 293; Areacanut fibre, 295. OIL PRESSING, 295. METAL WORK, 299- Precious metals, 299-Brass, copper and bell-metal, 300-Iron and steel, 301.CARPENTRY, 301- Boat-building, 302. MINING INDUSTRY, 303. MANUFACTURE OF SALT, 305. POTTERY, BRICKS AND TILES,. 306.TODDY  DRAWING, 307. SUGAR, MOLASSES AND JAGGERY, 308. CADJAN MAT AND RATTAN WORK, 309.
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CHAPTER XVIII

LAND TENURES AND LAND TAXES

Land Tenures, page 311. THEIR ORIGIN,  JENMAM LANDS, 313-The several classes of jenmam lands, 314. THE JENMIS AND TENANTS, 317 SIRKAR LANDS, 324-Kandukrishi lands, 325- Kuttagapattom, 326-Venpattom or Sirkar pattom lands, 327- Other kinds of pattom tenure, 329-Otti, Tettam and Kanam, 332-Different kinds of Otti transactions, 333. INAMS, 339. LAND TAXES IN TRAVANCORE, 342-Early history, 342. SURVEY  AND SETTLEMENT, 342- The basis of Sirkar taxes, 342-Assessment and land-taxes, 344-Payment in kind or in money, 347; Remissions and Pazhnilams, 347-Fallow remission for non-cultivation, 348-Remission for failure of crops, 348- Garden tax, 348-Tree tax, 349-Extra cassettes, 352-Collection, 352-Sri Pandaravaga lands, 353-Sripadam lands, 353-Kilimanur and Edapally Estates, 353.
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CHAPTER XIX

ADMINISTRATION

GENERAL REMARKS, page 375. THE OLD SYSTEMS OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN TRAVANCORE, 375. REVENUE ADMINISTRATION PRIOR TO 1684, 376. THE DEDICATION OF THE KINGDOM TO PADMANABHASWAMY, 377. ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF THE KINGDOM DURING MAHARAJAH RAMA VARMA’S REIGN, 377. A TREATY OF PERPETUAL ALLIANCE WITH THE EAST INDIA COMPANY,  378. ACCESSION OF RANI LEKSHMI BAYI TO THE THRONE, 378. COLONEL MUNRO THE RESIDENT ASSUMES CHARGE OF THE ADMINISTRATION, 379-His reforms, 379- Retirement of Col. Munro from office, 381. LIEUTS. WARD AND CONNER ON THE ‘METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION IN TRAVANCORE.’ 382. SUCCESSION OF PARVATHI BAYI TO THE THRONE, 383. PRINCE RAMA VARMA INSTALLED AS RULER, 383. MARTHANDA VARMA THE NEXT RULER, 383. THE DEWANS OF THE PERIOD, 383-VENKATA ROW; Renga Row; subba Row; Krishna Row, 383-Dewan Nanoo Pillay’s views regarding the appointment of Krishna Row as Dewan, 384-Reforms and improvements, 384-Dewan Krishna Row’s administration not popular, 386. MADAVA ROW APPOINTED DEWAN, 386. The abolition of pepper and tobacco monopolies, 387-Reduction of export and import duties, 387-Public works, 388-Education, 388- Medical aid, 389-Enfranchisement of the riots,389- Administration of justice, 390- Police reforms, 390. THE MAHARAJAH APPOINTED A G.C.S.I., 390. SASHIAH SASTRI APPOINTED DEWAN, 391- His reforms, 391. N. Nanoo Pillay succeeds to the Dewanship, 392. DEMISE OF THE MAHARAJAH RAMA VARMA (AYILLIAM TIRUNAL) G.C.S.I., 392. SUCCESSION OF THE FIRST PRINCE TO THE THRONE, 392. THE MAHARAJAH’S  INSTALLATION SPEECH, 393. V. RAMIENGAR SUCCEEDS TO THE DEWANSHIP 393-The introduction of the British Indian Penal and Criminal Procedure Codes, 393-Reorganaisation of the Police, 393 Dewan Sshungrasoobyer on the efficiency of the old Police 394-Judician reforms 394-Irrigation of South Travancore, 395-The inauguration of a Revenue Survey and Settlement, 395-The settlement of the boundary between Travancore and Cochin, 396- Educational reforms 396. THE MAHARAJAH APPOINTED A G.C.S.I,  396. THE MAHARAJAH’S PREMATURE DEATH, 396. ACCESSION OF H.H, THE PRESENT MAHARAJAH TO THE THRONE, 397. RETIREMENT OF DEWAN RAMIENGAR, 397. RAMA ROW APPOINTED DEWAN, 397- His reforms, 398- His retirement, 399. THE MAHARAJAH APPOINTED A G.C.S.I., 400. SHUNGRASOOBYER APPOINTED  DEWAN, 400- His reforms, 400- Retirement  of Mr. Shungrasoobyer, 401. MR. KRISHNASWAMY RAO SUCCEEDS TO THE DEWANSHIP, 401- His reforms, 401- The Punjar Chief, 403-The South Indian and Cochin-shoranore Railways in Travancore, 403-Other reforms, 403-Retirement of Mr. Krishnaswamy Rao, 404. THE SUCCESSION OF Mr. V.P. MADHAVA RAO, B.A., C.I.E, TO THE DEWANSHIP, 404- A series of  reforms  introduced, 404.A RETROSPECT OF THE STATE REVENUE FOR A CENTURY, 406. THE IMPORTANCE OF RESERVE FUND TO A NATIVE STATE, 409. THE LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY OF THE STATE, 410. THE DEWAN’S FUNCTIONS, 411. HIS CO-ADJUTORS, 412. THE DUTIES  OF THE RESIDENT. 413. REVENUE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF THE COUNTRY, 414. THE BENEFITS OF EUROPEAN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE, 415. LAYALTY TO THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT, 416. SUMMARY, 416. LAND REVENUE,  417-Powers iof Peishscars, 418-Tahsildars, 421. REVENUE SURVEY, 422- Survey School, 423. REVENUE SETTLEMENT , 424. LEGISLATION, 431. POLICE, 432- History of the reformed Poilice Department, 433. Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice, 434- Civil Justice; Criminal Justice, 441-Courts of Justice, 444. JAIL, 447-Recommendations of the Special Jail Committee, 450-Influx of Marava convicts, 452-Extracts from the Central Jail Visitors Book, 453. REGISTRATION OF ASSURANCES, 454. MARINE DEPARTMENT, 466. FORESTS, 467-Reorganisation of the Forest Department, 473- The present rate of Kuttikanom (seigniorage), 475-Royal timbers, 476-Depot system,  476- Permit system, 477. Cardamom Department, 478. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, 481-The improvement of the irrigation system of Travancore, 484. IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, 487. MARAHMUT DEPARTMENT, 487. ANCHAL DEPARTMENT, 489.SALT DEPARTMENT, 493- Manufacture of salt in Travancore, 496. Stamps, 498. TOBACCO, 499. ABKARI, 502, OPIUM, 504. CUSTOMS, 505-Commercial treaty, 506-Revision of the Travancore  tariff, 507-Dewan Shungrasoobyer on Customs as a source of revenue, 509. COMMERCIAL  DEPARTMENT, 511, FINANCIAL , 512-The report of the Travancore Accounts Committee, 513-The progress under the guidance of the Financial Adviser, 520. DEVASWAMS OR RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS, 521-Pagodas in Travancore,  522. CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, 525- oottupurahs, 525-The Agrasala, 526- Conjee houses, 523-Other Institutions, 528. MEDICAL AND VITAL STATISTICS, SANITATION, ETC., 529. EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT, 529. THE MUSEUM, 529. THE PUBLIC GARDENS, 530. THE OBSERVATORY, 531.  THE MINT, 535 – Its personnel, 536-Travancore Currency, 539. ELEPHANT DEPARTMENT, 540. THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 541. STATIONERY, 541. CHEMICAL EXAMINER’S DEPARTMENT , 542. STATE LIFE INSURANCE, 543. CONCLUDING REMARKS, 543.
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CHAPTER XX

LEGISLATION AND STATUTE BOOK

 INTRODUCTION, Page 545. EARLY HISTORY, 546. ESTABLISHMENT OF COURTS, 546 THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, 547. STATUTE BOOK, 552. LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENTS OF TRAVANCORE, 553. ROYAL PROCLAMATIONS AND NOTIFICATIONS, 563. CONCLUDING REMARKS, 572.
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CHAPTER XXI

GAZETTEER GENERAL REMARKS, Page 574. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF IMPORTANT DIVISIONS, TALUQS, TOWNS AND VILLAGES, 575.
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GLOSSARY I