Report on the Administration of Coorg for the year 1912-1913

Historical summary Form of administration Character of land tenures System of survey and settlement. Civil divisions of British territory Details of the last census Tribes and languages 2 Changes in the administration 3. Relations with Native States 4. Condition of the people II-ADMTNISTRATION OF THE LAND. [...] 1o7.-Working of the excise establishment 108.-Retail vend and consumption of spirits and fermented liquors' l09.-Receipts and charges of stamps... [...] 6. The health of the prisoners was good the rate of sickness falling from 1488 to 11.26 during the year. [...] The chief original work of the year was the acquisition of the insanitary Lascar Bazaar and its conversion into a public garden to be known as the 4:Corenation Garden. [...] In spite of the closing of 3 arrack and 15 toddy shops the income under this head continued to expand and the prices fetched at the annual auction sales of shops increased by Rs.