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INDIA. 



1 Pallem =r I oz. 2.3 dr. 



40 Pallem = 1 viss = 3 Ibs. 2 oz. 



8 Visa = 1 roaund-= 25 Ibs. 



20 Maunds = 1 candy = 500 Ibs. 



1 Garce = 9256 Ibs. 



400 Mercals = 1 garcc. 



8 Measures = 1 mercal. 



1 Pagoda = 8 shillings. 



45 Fanams = 1 pagoda. 



80 Cash = 1 Fanam. 



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The cash is a copper coin, 37^ to a penny, coined 

 and sent from England to India. "^/" 



Expence of 



The following is a general estimate of the consump- living. 

 tion of natural and manufactured produce in Bengal, 

 Bahar, &c. supposing them to contain 15 millions of 

 native inhabitants, and that these are divided into eight 

 classes : 



On the supposition that four-fifths of the expences 

 of the native* are for food and other necessaries, the 

 average daily expenses of the families of the 



Rup. Ana. Pice. 



1st class will be 



gd 



3d 



4th. . . . 



5th. 

 6th. 

 7tte 

 8th. 





 

 

 

 

 



10 

 6 

 4 

 3 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 



8 



3 

 1 



7 

 8 



10 



14 9 



for the total expenditure (clothing excepted) of eight 

 families of four persons, from the prince to the beggar. 

 The expenditure for clothing will be in the families 



Rup. Ana. Pice, 

 of the 1st class .... 5 



2d. 



3d. 



4th. 



5th. 



6th. 



7th. 



8th. 



3 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 

 

 





 

 



10 

 3 



13 

 9 

 6 





 

 

 

 

 

 7 

 5 



Rup. Ana. Pice. 

 Persons of 1st class . 1 



2d. 



3d. 



4 0") 

 6J- 



J 73 



for raiment and wash* 

 ing per month. 



The average expenditure allowed to the three first 

 classes for food, &c. per day, is 1 ana 9 pi ce per per- 

 son. 



And for the other five classes rather Jess than 6 pice 

 per person. 



In the first class are included, the nabobs and their 

 near relations, rajahs, superior zemindars, merchants, 

 principal shroffs, or bankers, banians, superior brah. 

 mins, &c. 



In the second, zemindars, principal renters, inferior 

 shroffs, traders, head circars or accountants, superior 

 officers of the judicial court, collectors, mohorirs or 

 writers, moonshees or secretaries, muftis, second order 

 of Brahmins, first rank of native officers, &c. 



In the third class, inferior zemindars and renters ; 

 head Ryots or principal men in villages, shop-keepers, 

 gomastaks or factors, second rank of native officers, 

 attendants of superior zemindars, superior menial ser- 

 vants, &c. 



In the fourth class, petty zemindars, renters, sepoys, 

 upper servants, head artificers and mechanics, petty 

 factors, pykats, or foot messengers, superior weavers, 

 petty shopkeepers, &c. 



In the iifth class, superior labouring Ryots occupying 

 lands, servants, artificers, distillers, confectioners, re- 

 tailers of cowries, common weavers, washermen, sail- 

 ors, &c. 



In the sixth class, second order of Ryots occupying 

 lands, ordinary artificers, common servants, bearers, 

 boatmen, fishermen, &c. 



In the seventh class, hired husbandmen, herdsmen, 

 shepherds, common labourers, &c. 



