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ON THE STATISTICS OF DUKHUN. 309 
object, the introduction of persons with capital, enterprize, 
ingenuity, commercial tact and industry, is necessary ; essen- 
tials, of which the country is at present destitute. 
The manner in which the revenue yielded by a village is 
partitioned, is well exemplified in Neembawee, Pergunnah, 
Kurdeh, Ahmednuggur collectorate. The village is in Jagheer 
to Bala Sahib Rastea, one of the great Jagheerdars. The 
shares in the village are called amuls*, and there are six of 
them; Rastia has three, Suchew? Punt one, and the Honour- 
able Company two. The whole shares are considered as an 
integer of 123 parts. 
Sun, 1236.—A.D. 1826. 
Rastia has the Jagheer®............. iS. ja oO 
Sur Deshmookee and Nuzzurt,. ............ 93 
neue ormemaniiters) 5. jdt, Seg bl Pa 74 
80 
Suchew Punt has the Sahotra............. 23 
23 
The Honourable Company has the Mokassa . .. . . 15 
and the Neem Chowthace, or half of the tribute 
BME GUILDER ciel a/b (atc ols oleae deere teens 
—— 20 
Total 133 
In addition, the fixed money rights on the village are— 
Rupees. 
Sur Pateel Dabaree of Tellegaon. ............ 5 
Kundeh Kurdehkur Deshmook .............. 101 
Amrut Row Joonurkur Deshpandeh ........... 101 
Besides the Pateel and Koolkurnee, Chowgulla, Bullooteh, who 
have their fees. 
: It would seem very desirable to abolish the above absurd 
_ verbal distinctions, and to fix the rights of individuals as simple 
money dues, without reference to J agheer, Nuzzur, Kussur, &c. 
__ The revenue of Dukhun, contrasted as capitation tax, with 
that of England, France, and America, would appear to be 
as follows. In England, the gross revenue of 1828 was 
£50,700,000 ; poor-rates, parish rates, lighting, watching, 
* Amul, “rule,” “ sway.” 
» Suchew, “friend,” “minister ;” one of the eight ministers of the Rajah of 
 Sattara, 
' ¢ A fief, 
4 Nazar, “ sight,” “look,” a present made on introduction to a person. 
© Kasr, “a fraction.” 
