130 ORIENTAL COMMERCE. [Bombay. 



furniture, advertisements and cooley hire not included; the amount sales 

 payable at one month from the day of the sale, or before, if required, 

 on deducting the usual interest of three-quarters per cent, per month. 



On Pjiivate oa Public Sales. — On horses, carriages, or any other 

 article, when sold from 500 to 1000 rupees, 2 per cent. ; from 1000 to 5000 

 one per cent. 



Houses, land, or ships, one half per cent, payable on receipt, agreeable 



to the terms of sale- 

 Articles exposed for public sale, and bought in on account of the 



proprietor, one per cent., unless left to be sold to the highest bidder at the 



next public sale; in which case no charge will be made for their having been 



bought in at the first sale. 



Provisions ani> Refreshments.— The Island of Bombay scarcely 

 produces any articles of consumption. It is supplied with food for its 

 numerous inhabitants from various parts of India, and every article is much 

 dearer than at cither of the other Presidencies. Considerable quantities of 

 rice and other grain are annually imported. The prices are continually 

 fluctuating, from the uncertain state of the market, which is under the 

 superintendence of the Police. 



Arrack from Goa, Columbo and Batavia, at one to two rupees per 

 gallon, according to the quality ; out Bengal rum, equal to some of the 

 West India rum, is occasionally to be procured from the Company's stores, 

 at an advance of 15 per cent, on the prime cost at Calcutta. 



Water is supplied by pipes from the Bunder, and the casks filled with a 

 hose, for which a charge made, is by the marine paymaster, of one rupee 

 per ton. It is generally carried ofF in the ship's long-boat ; but large country 

 boats are to be preferred for that purpose. 



Co iks. — Accounts are kept at Bombay in rupees of 4 quarters and 

 4-00 reas. 



£ S. P. Q.D.I'. 



2 reas make I urdce o o 0 0 60 



* reas » 1 doognny, or single pice 0 0 0 1 20 



(i reas, ot 3 unices „ 1 doreca 0 0 0 1 80 



H reas, or 4 urdees I fuddea, or double pice 0 0 0 2 4-0 



31 fuddeas, or pice w 1 anna 0 0 1 3 50 



12} fuddcas, or4annas ... w 1 quarter rupee 0 0 7 2 



35 fuddeas, or 8 annas ... » 1 half* rupee 0 1 3 



SO fuddeas, or 16annas ... 1 rupee 0 S 6 



5 rupees „ 1 paunchca 0 12 6 



3 pauncheas, or 15 rupees h I gold mob ur 1 17 6 



The annas and reas are imaginary money. 



