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10. The whole Revenue of Bustar as shewn in the accounts pro- 

 duced (which are very defective and incom- 

 plete) is stated at Rupees 25,870-14-0 for every 

 branch, the details of which are as follows j — 







9,040 



14 



0 









1,416 



0 



0 



Particulars of these 













are shewn in the 







3,200 



0 



0 



annexed State- 













ment No, 2. 







214 



0 



0 









12,000 



0 



0 







Total Rupees.*. 



25,870 



14 



D 





The Expenses being stated as follows : — 





3,760 



0 



0 







1,307 



0 



0 



Particulars of these 









are shewn in the 





7,883 



8 



0 



annexed State- 











ment No. 3. 





25,130 



8 



0 





Total Rupees . . 



38,081 



0 



0 





being one-half more than the receipts. It may not be unrea- 

 sonable therefore to assume that the accounts that have been 

 produced are incorrect, either from negligence or intention, per- 

 haps partly from both. The Rajah (as will hereafter be noticed) 

 being only 18 years of age, and incapable of undertaking the ma- 

 nagement of the country, that office has devolved on his uncle Dul- 

 gunjun Sing who hitherto, whether from unfitness or from want of 

 the requisite information and guidance, has not succeeded in es- 

 tablishing any system of administration by which alone the affairs 

 of so extensive a dependency can be worked with an advantageous 

 result The Talooks are managed by means of a Talookdar hav- 

 ing under him a karkoon and five or six peons, all however under 

 paid, the first not receiving more than from Rupees 4 to 5, and the 

 accounts rendered by them very incomplete. It appears probable 



