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One hog, 



" dog, 



" fish-net, 



" fishing-line, 



" cluster of feathers. 



Twenty tapas, a part square, and a part long and narrow : the 

 square tapas were those used for their sleeping and screens, the long 

 and narrow ones for female dresses. 



The size of the hog, dog, &c., varied according to the size of the 

 ili. The taxes were paid into the hands of the immediate superior, 

 and so on until they reached the king, before whom they were 

 exhibited in a large heap. In this mode of transmission, oppor- 

 tunities for holding back a large amount were afforded. 



Besides this tax for the maintenance of the king, there were 

 customs and rules which made it necessary to make presents to the 

 king, especially when he was travelling, at which times himself and 

 retinue were to be supported by presents from the people. This 

 might be considered a forced tax, for, if sufficient supplies were not 

 furnished, the inhabitants suffered every kind of extortion from the 

 king's attendants ; and one may have some idea of the extent of these 

 requisitions, when informed that the king's party sometimes consisted 

 of upwards of a thousand persons. Another direct tax was imposed 

 on the work of the people, the king having a right to call out all 

 classes of the community to perform any kind of labour he might 

 desire; nor was there any limit as to the amount of time, or any rules 

 for fixing it. 



The manner in which the notice of a call for labour was made, was 

 for the kinor to give his orders to a cliief of rank, who issued his direc- 

 tions to other chiefs, and so on until it reached the lowest tenant. If 

 the work was of any magnitude, such as building temples, or labour in 

 honour of the dead, then the king issued his order to all the chiefs of 

 rank, and it thence extended to the people. In such cases the highest 

 persons in the nation, both male and female, were to be seen carrying 

 stones on their shoulders, and engaged in other kinds of labour. 



After they had intercourse with foreigners, the mode of taxation 

 became changed, and its amount was somewhat increased. 



In the case of furnishing sandalwood, the burden became at last 

 quite irksome and severe. It is calculated that the ti'affic in this 

 article lasted about thirty years, and yielded in that time upwards of 

 one million of dollars. It is considered fortunate that the supply has 



