( 1 ) THIS is a plaintiffs appeal from the decree of the Court of the Subordinate Judge, Eluru dismissing his suit to recover a sum of Rs. 1,92,192-8-0 as damages from the State of Andhra Pradesh. The plaintiff was the lessee for the period from 1-7-47 to 31-3-52 of the rights of working the Rajahmundry-Dowlaishwara steamer Dorothy and with country boats and of running a steam boat service in the river Godavari above the anticut with the Government-owned steamer Helen". He purchased the lease right at a publicauction held on 20-6-1947 by the Divisional Engineer (Highways) Kakinada in pursuance of the sale notification Ex. B-1 and entered into an agreement Ex. B-2 with the Government of the composite State of Madras for the payment of an annual rental of Rs. 22,500. 00. He brought the suit claiming damages on the ground that the Government had failed to comply with the terms and conditions of the lease. The first head of his claim was for Rs. 5500. 00, in reimbursement of the cost of repairs carried out by him to the steamer Dorothy. His case is that the Government had to hand over to him to the steamer Dorothyand Helenin good working order and that it failed to do so. He ef