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Sambamurthy, to whose inspection note dated July 1, 1948 reference is made in Ex. B-24 appeared as D.W. 5 and the counsel took us through his statement. In cross-examination he deposed as follows :

"I cannot say whether there are 4,000 acres of land which are double crop land. There are some lands in which double crops are grown. I cannot say their extent. There are small extents of garden lands. There are single crop lands under extension channel. AR these lands are treated as dry lands rents reduced. The Kalipatnam is at the tail end of the delta. The Losaragutlapadu is in Bhimavaram taluk. Yanamadula Drain intervenes Kalipatnam and Losaragutlapadu. Gollavanithippa lands have come under cultivation previously. It is part of Losaragutlapadu. I cannot say whether there are 11,000 acres of land uncultivated in Losaragutlapadu. Probably it is forest area. There were small extents of land in Muthyalapalli and Vempa under the Project Channel. Ex. B-4 shows that there are lands of double crop. Under the Act the plaintiff has to furnish a statement of lands etc. The plaintiff's agent furnished Exhibit B-6. The soil of Losaragutlapadu was examined. This is contained in Exhibit B-24. The Settlement Officer classified the soils under contained Diglot Registers. An extract of it is contained in Exhibit B.24. I cannot say readily now without reference to Settlement Manual what the figures given in the Diglot Register are relating to the soils. That statement contained in the file relates to the Losaragutlapadu. A similar statement for Kalipatnam was not taken. There is no such statement for that village. I did not write to the Settlement Department to prepare such a statement for suit village. I do not know whether the Government analise the soil through Agricultural Department before the project was started.......... I examined the soils at one or two, places and I consulted the Settlement Register at that time. I cannot say whether those one or two places were under extension project. I remember I have taken description of the soil from the Settlement Register and Manual...... I do not know about the construction of the project."