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In lakes, and shoal water produced from an overflow of tlie Indus, large 

 quantities of PuUa are taken in nets, called jalee, fabricated and worked by- 

 eight fishermen (Mohone.) 



Another kind of net used by one man is six-sided, five feet in diameter 

 at the opening, and shaped something like an umbrella without a handle : 

 sticks, four feet long, supply the place of whalebone, and the intervals are 

 filled with net, strong enough to hold fish three feet long. The cost of 

 making does not exceed twelve anas. 



The military of Khyrpoor may amount to 10,000 or 12,000 men (Moo- 

 sulmans), and are paid part in cash, and part in grain at harvest. The 

 Ameer grants lands to chiefs and jaegeerdars on condition of their support- 

 ing a certain number of troops for the service of the state in war time. 

 They usually belong to the tribe of their chief, and work in his farm and 

 household when not employed by Government. The soldier's stipend is dis- 

 bursed half-yearly at harvest, but is frequently in arrears. The infantry get 

 from thirty- six to forty-eight rupees per six months from their chiefs, and 

 half a rupee a month extra in war time from Government. The cavalry 

 receive from ten to thirty rupees a month, and are divided into five grades. 



A few of approved courage receive 10 Khurwars* of grain, and 400 

 rupees in cash half-yearly. 



The 2nd class about 8 Khurwars of grain, and 200 Rs. half-yearly. 

 The 3rd class about 6 Khurwars of grain, and 140 Rs. half-yearly. 

 The 4th class about 4 Khurwars of grain, and 100 Rs. half-yearly. 

 The 5th class about 2 Khurwars of grain, and 80 Rs. half-yearly. 

 In actual war the pay of the first class is increased to 2 rupees a day. 



2nd class, 1 1 rupee per diem. 



3rd and 4th classes, 1 rupee per diem. 



Most of the chiefs are Talpoorees, and also receive an increase of pay 

 when employed, according to their rank. 



A Moghul officer in the service of Shah Nuwaz Khan, the minister of 

 Meer Ulee Moorad, receives twenty khurwars of grain and two hundred 

 and fifty rupees in cash yearly to furnish four infantry soldiers. The 

 grain is wheat and joowaree, delivered in equal quantities; the first in the 

 Rubbee harvest, and the last in theKhureef, and the officer is at the charge 

 of conveying it to his farm. The soldiers are Moghuls of his own tribe, 

 and only serve in war, at other times they till his lands free of expence. 

 If the officer's services are required in peace he gets his food from the 

 minister, and always a suit of clothes yearly. The Moghul pays his 

 soldiers at the rate of seven rupees a month, calculated at twenty-one 



* One khurwar is equal to 15 muns, or 600 seers. 



