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alternately, he may be descended from some immigrant from 
Nagori. 
7, Pau Gopau.—The latter is a common Hindu name. 
8. Martin Gomez.—This is one of the few instances found 
in the register, of the use of a Portuguese surname. It was found 
on enquiry that the boy came from Dhana Khalifar-bari, “ the 
house of the cook ! (called) Dhana.”’ This latter is a favourite 
name amongst Hindu mothers, being the Bengali **| (rich). 
JosEpH Narpeari.—An interesting story was told me 
in connection with this name. The house is called after the 
boy’s great-grandfather who was the Manager of the Hashn- 
abad Estate in the middle of the last century. It was decided 
by the Mission authorities that two priests who had just been 
appointed to Hashnabad should manage the Mission Estate 
themselves. The Naib resisted, and a “ Battle” took place 
in 1274 B.S. (1867 A.D.). Both the Naib and the priests were 
imprisoned in consequence of a man being killed in the fight. 
The priests were released after six months by the direct inter- 
vention of the Viceroy. When the Naib was subsequently 
let out of prison, he asked pardon from the priests and became 
their Dewan. € was a very strongly built man, and, as a 
it in the field under dispute. The next morning, standing on 
this earth, he swore in the presence of the rival Zemindars that 
to his knowledge the land on which he stood belonged to the 
Mission, in consequence of which it was handed over. to the 
resident priest. 
10. (a2) Monts \ Havus-Mustipari.-—Father Menezes said 
DHANA the first name was a common Portu- 
guese one. The second, Dhana, has already been referred to 
under No. &. 
‘ Haus’ is the local name for a place where fresh water can 
be constantly obtained, like a pucca well, or reservoir (Yate) 
for ablution before namaz. As for ‘ Musti,’ I was informed 
that it was probably a corruption of Muchi, one of the lowest 
of the Hindu castes, as the family in question occupies a very 
low social rank among their fellow Christians (cf. also No. 44 
infra); but other explanations were that it is a corruption either 

1 The honorific title of Khalifa. which really means ‘‘ Successor”? is 
also applied to tailors. It was used in the first instance to indicate the 
successors of Muhammad, and is still found’ among the Faraizis of East- 
ern Bengal (a Puritanical sect of Muhammadans) as the title of their 
panchayat. M.M. BR. P. Shastri points out that by similar misuse of 
honorific titles cooks are called Maharajas in the United Provinces, and 
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