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land, and that it would rarely be divided into classes ; such is usu- 
__ ally found to be the case. Most commonly all garden-land apper- 
_ taining to a village pays the same rate per beegah ; and where 
_ classification exists, it is founded, not on the quality of the 
_ land, but on the extent of the supply of water. 
; The first great feature, in this respect, is whether the garden 
4 is watered from small streams conducted from rivulets or rivers, 
or whether it is watered from wells; in the former case it is 
called Paatsthul,? and in the latter Mohtsthul.» Most Pahts 
failing in the dry months of March, April, and May, the 
former land is usually assessed at a lower rate than the latter, 
as at Tellegaon and Parnair; but where the Paht supply is 
perennial, as at Dytna, both descriptions of land pay the same 
_ rate. Dependent on these primary distinctions, are modifi- 
_ cations, affecting garden assessments: land with a perennial 
and sufficient supply of water, whether from pahts or wells, is 
called Wohol-Waho, or fully watered, and pays the highest 
rate; this rate, unless on rice land, and isolated spots, where 
fruits of considerable value are raised, such as grapes and 
golden plantains, &c., as at Joonur, within my observation, 
has never exceeded 6 rupees per beegah,° including sugar-cane 
land. The other classes of land are comprised in the Kord 
_ Waho or not fully watered. It is readily intelligible that a well 
_ may supply a sufficiency of water for great part of a garden 
_ within a reasonable distance of the well, but that the extremities 
_ may be inadequately watered, and this affords just grounds to de- 
mand a lighter tax for the extremities: two classes should 
result from such circumstances, i. e. fully watered and not 
fully watered, and such is generally the case where distinc- 
tions are made at all: but at Ahmednuggur there is an af- 
fectation of discrimination, which has determined that gar- 
_den-land receives its watering in the proportions of “ fully,”’ 
_“thirteen-twentieths,”’ “ three-fifths,” and “ one-half,” and 
such lands are respectively assessed at 5 rupees, 34 rupees, 3 
_ rupees, and 23 rupees per beegah. The assessment on garden- 
land at present is unequal, and the whole requires revision. 
_ There is every motive to make garden-cultivation assessments 
light with a view to insure to each cultivator, if possible, his 
well and little plot of garden ground. Gardens produce all 
the year round; they are comparatively unaffected by the 
_ droughts which destroy field crops; and independently of the 
_ constantly saleable garden stuffs, fruits, and aromatic seeds, 
_ there is usually room for a beegah or more of bukshee or johr 
e ~® From Paat “a channel,” and Sthul “ a field.” 
> From Moht “a water-bucket,” and Sthul ‘a field.” © 16s, 8d. per acre. 
