(1) Irrigation panchayat shall be remunerated by the grant of commission,

170. (1) Irrigation panchayat shall be remunerated by the grant of commission, which shall be calculated separately for the collection of canal revenue and for administrative work. (2) For collection, the calculation of the total amount due to each irrigation panchayat shall be made separately for each Kist at the rate of three paise per rupee for the first Rs. 1,000 of canal revenue collected by the panchayat and two paise per rupee for all sums in excess of this amount. If any canal revenue collected by an irrigation panchayat is subsequently refunded, no recovery of commission shall be made from the irrigation pancnayat. (3) Commission for administrative work shall be paid at the discretion of the Executive Engineer who shall deter- mine the amount to be paid on consideration of the efficiency of work done by the irrigation panchayat. The maximum sum payable shall be calculated at the rate of nine paise per acre assessed or irrigated, free of charge. (4) In calculating the amount of commission payable on account of collection fractions of a rupee shall be treated as a rupee if they exceed fifty paise and shall be disregarded if they do not. In calculating the commission, for administrative work fractions of an acre shall be treated as an acre , if they exceed half an acre and shall be disregarded if they do not. (5) Payments of commission on account of both Collection and administrative work shall be made twice a year by a canal officer and shall ordinarily be completed by the 30th April, for Kharif crop and 31st October for the Rabi crop. Of the total sum payable the sarpanch shall be entitled to two shares and each panch to one share. Panch as who have taken no part in the collection owing to their absence from the village at the time it was made or to their being otherwise occupied, shall receive no payment but total sum due to the irrigation panchayat shall not be reduced on this account.