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sions. They are clearly of opinion, that in its consequences it 

 will become oppressive, and extremely disgusting, to the ryots, 

 and subjects in general; ruinous to the Company's revenue, by 

 removing the regular check in that department; and giving a scope 

 and opportunity to the most corrupt practices. And from the 

 knowledge they have of the few persons in these parts capable 

 of being either real, or even nominal, farmers, and the mode of 

 collecting in kind, that it must terminate in monopolies of the most 

 dangerous and distressing nature, particularly all sorts of grain, to 

 the ruin of the country ; they are therefore of opinion, that the 

 present mode by jummabundy, although liable to exceptions, is 



far preferable. 



(Signed) 



Alexander Callander, 

 Charles Brome, 



Baroche, JaMES FoitBES, 



19th December, 17 SO. John DaLTON. 



The Board of Revenue at Bombay being of opinion that the 

 preceding minute required a further explanation, desired us to 

 specify what scope or opportunities farming the lands could give 

 for corrupt practices ; or if, as we represented, there were so few 

 persons capable of becoming farmers, how there was a possibility 

 of having nominal farmers? They also desired we would explain 

 the exceptions to the present mode of assessment by Jummabundy: 

 and what methods occurred to us to obviate those objections. 



In answer to which we addressed the following letter to the 

 Board at Baroche. 



