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in many .Native States. Joshees,, Poorohits, find 

 others, above alluded to, as Astrologers, religious 

 M edicants, &c., formerly held lands or received pay- 

 ments in cash either from the Native Governments 

 or Zemindars. Though the British Government 

 refused to sanction such grants, yet the Zemindars 

 give them out of their own Hucks. Tirth Boorohits 

 or the Priests at sacred places, such as Benares, 

 Allahabad, Muttra, &c., also receive grants of lands 

 and cash from Zemindars. These persons even apply 

 their Hucks and lands and other property connected 

 with it to any purpose they like; they give in 

 Grants and dowry, and mortgage it; yet the Hucks 

 are entirely voluntary ; but the claim of the owner 

 on them is, by common consent, held to be so 

 strong that they are treated like legal property. 

 This may show how the people of Hindoostan 

 value their Hucks. Indeed, in some cases, they, in 

 order to retain their Hucks in their family name, 

 become converts to another religion or even give 

 their lives. These Hucks, therefore, should not be 

 taken away by the Government, or made subject 

 to sale by the process of any Court for personal 

 debts. Fhey should be treated as entailed property , 

 of which the life interest only can be alienated, 

 result from preserving and increasing [the 

 existing Hucks will be good. But it will be much 

 >etter from continuing the system which Lord 

 fanning has commenced of establishing new rights 



