VILLAGE AND DLSTEICT OFFICERS. 39 



in the season. About one-tenth of the Govern- 

 ment lands is alienated in Jaglieers, but only a 

 small portion is cultivated. The principal 

 sources of revenue are land, fisheries, which 

 are farmed, customs, excise on spirits and 

 drugs, judicial fees, fines, and miscellaneous 

 items. Colonel Rathborne considers the people 

 of Sindh better off than in the Dekkan, but 

 not so well as in Guzerat. 



The permanent village and district officers 

 are Urbabs, Mookecs, and Kolars. The Urbab 

 is the hereditary head-man of the village ; he 

 receives something in grain at harvest-time 

 from the cultivators of his village. The 

 ^'Mookee" is the head of the Hindoo portion 

 of the community, and generally their domestic 

 referee, as he is the adviser of their mercantile 

 transactions. 



The "Kolars" are hereditary officers; they 

 receive a small portion of grain from the ge- 

 neral produce, and their duty is to assist in 

 municipal matters. They are supposed to be 

 acquainted with the village boundaries, and 

 prepared to point them out when requu'cd. 



The Khyrpoor weights and measures differ 

 slightly from tlaosc employed in the Govern- 



