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Sir Joseph Banks, in his Letter to the Lords of the Committee 

 of the Privy Council for the Affairs of Trade, dated the 30th July, 

 1802, quotes Mr. Justice Elmsly of Canada, as calculating the pro- 

 duce at a ton for four acres, which (Sir Joseph says) is the usual 

 way of reckoning. 



BENGAL. 

 SUNN. 



Benares. — One begah, in a favourable season, will produce 

 about three maunds of Hemp (Sunn). 



The Resident does not give the produce of an acre ; but as- 

 suming his computation of four begahs to an acre in Benares, it will 

 be twelve maunds per acre ; about eight English hundred-weight. 



Commercolly. — The produce will be a maund and a half of 

 six Sicca-weight ; at three begahs to an acre in Bengal, is about four 

 maunds and a half per acre, or three hundred-weight. 



Hurriaul. — An acre of good ground, well prepared, will 

 yield about seven and a half or eight maunds, or five hundred- 

 weight. 



Hurripaul. — From seven maunds and a half to ten maunds 

 and a half, according to the soil, or, on a medium, six hundred- 

 weight. 



s Malda. 



