490 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [August, 1911. 
The existing hats are situated more northward. The 
present Ghagarhat, ‘‘ the hat on the Ghagar,’’ is some three 
miles to the north; and there are besides Pifijuri-hat about a 
mile to the north-east, and Parkunaé-hat about four miles to 
the north. The noteworthy point here is that ‘“ the hat on 
the Ghagar”’ has been shifted northwards. It was originally 
in Ghagrahati as the name testifies, and although this mauza 
still retains its name, the hat which gave it its name has been 
moved to the north. What was the reason for the removal ? 
I venture to suggest the following explanation. : 
e map shows that all the country adjoining Ghagrahau 
on the south and south-west is now bil or ‘‘ marsh.’’ It is not 
likely that the ancient hat on the Ghagar would have been 
placed in proximity to a marsh, when excellent sites were 
available a little further northward. Elsewhere! I have ad- 
duced reasons to show that there have been local subsidences 
doned, where it has been found, as being no longer of any 
urther, from the considerations put forward in my article 
on the other grants (p. 209) and from what is known of the 
Character of the Grant. 
The place therefore being an outlying mart was not one 
where brahmans of position would particularly choose to settle 
eae pe 
1 In my ‘‘ Revenue Histor " article 
: y of the Sundarbans.” and in an 
posite Sundarbans in the Calcutta Review in or about 1889. 1 cannot 
with 2 | Soe data references as those publications are not beside me 
ee my ‘* Revenue History of the Sundarbans.’’ 
