§ MR. WEIR (Ross and Cromarty)To ask the Secretary of State for India if he will quote figures showing how the area irrigated by State canals in each province of India for the year 1901–2 compares with the year 1891–1892.
(Answered by Secretary Lord George Hamilton.) The area of land irrigated by State canals in each province of India for the years 1891–1892 and 1901–1902 was as follows—
1891–2. 1901–2. Acres. Acres. Burma Nil. 440,046 Bengal 742,346 841,126 United Provinces of Agra and Oudh 2,046,400 2,617,457 Punjab 3,067,336 4,494,945 Madras 2,413,501 3,550,036 Bombay 1,322,224 1,943,864 North West Frontier Province † 157,829 Baluchistan 7,732 7,712 Rajputana 11,947 23,984 Total 9,611,486 14,076,999 † Included under Punjab.