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82.

Two kinds of wild growth in Kashmir proper

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83.

Nepal

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84.

Summary: The area of wild growth

ib.

85.

The manner in which the wild growth is propagated

ib.

86.

Conditions favourable to the wild growth

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87.

Conditions unsuitable to the wild growth prevailing in other parts of

India

ib.

88.

Areas where the spontaneous growth may be important outside the

region of wild growth

ib.

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EXTENT OF CULTIVATION, AND ITS TENDENCY TO INCREASE OR DECREASE.

89.

Bengal:

Cultivation confined to a limited tract

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90.

There is no unlicensed cultivation in the tract, and the tract is being

reduced in area

ib.

91.

The area cultivated

ib.

92.

Clandestine cultivation: not on a large scale

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93.

The character of the clandestine cultivation

ib.

94.

The divisions where clandestine cultivation appears to be most

common

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95.

Kuch Behar

ib.

96.

Tributary States of Orissa:

The extent and character of the cultivation

ib.

97.

No decided evidence of increase in the cultivation

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98.

Political States of Chota Nagpur:

Cultivation is under restriction

ib.

99.

The character and extent of the cultivation

ib.

100.

Hill Tippera

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101.

Assam:

Cultivation prohibited and clandestine cultivation unimportant

ib.

102.

Cultivation in the hill ranges in and bordering the province

ib.

103.

North-Western Provinces:

Extent of cultivation in the Himalayan Division

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104.

Extent of regular cultivation in the plains

ib.

105.

Patsan is not hemp (Cannabis)

ib.

106.

Homestead cultivation in the plains

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107.

The range of cultivation in Garhwal

ib.

108.

Cultivation discouraged by the idea that it is illegal:

Local production of ganja has decreased

ib.

109.

Rampur

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110.

Garhwal and Tehri

ib.

111.

Punjab:

Himalayan cultivation

ib.

112.

Bhang cultivation in the south-west part of the province

ib.

113.

Cultivation not increasing

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114.

Punjab States

ib.

115.

Central Provinces:

The progress of restriction of cultivation

ib.

116.

The figures of cultivation in Excise Memorandum to be corrected by

figures given by Deputy Commissioner, Nimar

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117.

The normal acreage of cultivation

ib.

118.

Illicit cultivation is rare

ib.

119.

Feudatory States

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