1850.] Report on the Valley of Spiti. 437 



these villages contain only three hundred and sixteen houses, and their 

 population is as follows, the census being from actual enumeration. 

 Adult males, - - - - 392 



Boys under 12 years, - - - 191 



Adult females, - - - - 593 



Girls under 12 years, - - - 238 



Lambas or priests not included above, - - 193 



Total, - 1,607 

 giving a total of one thousand six hundred and seven souls. 



The population is represented to me as having been on the increase 

 for the last five years. 



Revenue.— It is not without some difficulty that I got the people 

 to make me acquainted with the revenues which had been formerly 

 paid, but I believe the following to be pretty correct. 



Revenue for 1847-48-49.— The revenue for the years 1847-48-49 has 

 been paid to the Vazir of the Raja of Busahir — at least for 1847 and 

 1848 ; that for 1849 was tendered to the Vazir, who has since written 

 to me to receive it on account of Government. The revenue paid to 

 Mansiik Das, the Vazir of the Busahir Raja, in 1847, was merely 753 

 rupees. 



In 1848, the same sum was paid, with the addition of 400 lacs* of 

 grain, the produce of some land at Dankar, which was called Sircari. 



The revenue for 1849 is still in hand, and is 753 rupees and 500 lacs 

 of grain, now in the fort of Dankar, which will be made over to the 

 Vazir of the Raja, and 753 rupees, credited to Government. 



Mansuka Das, Vazir, made an offer to Mr. Edwards, the Super- 

 intendent of hill states, to continue farming Spiti, upon an increased 

 rent of 1,000 rupees, and I believe he recommended to the Board that 

 his offer should be accepted ; but I think it very objectionable, for the 

 Spiti people believe that he only took the sum fixed for the three years, 

 with a view of obtaining a longer lease, when they were apprehensive 

 that it was his intention to exact more from them. 



The Spiti Vazir holds a paper, written in Thibetan, signed by the 

 late Mr. Agnew, which the people here say is guaranteeing to them that 

 no more than 753 rupees should be levied from them. I have no means 



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