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7^/3 square miles. Poona lias the greatest number of cultivators^' ex- 

 cepting Dharwar ; and this is to be attributed, not to the extended cul- 

 tivation, but to the Mawul, or hilly tracts, occupying a great deal of the 

 collectorate, where the farmers are niultiplied and the individual agri- 

 cultural operations of very limited extent. In the whole Turruffof 

 Mhurkhoreh the farms average only 13 beegahs each; ^ but in the 

 eastern and south-eastern parts of the collectorate they have the same 

 average as is given to Ahmednuggur. From the above facts the farms 

 might be expected to average a very low rent, as is found to be the case. 

 The following estimate justifies the inference that the land assessments 

 are comparatively not very onerous. 



In the Desh, or Table Land, the farms average 45 beegahs. 



In the Mawuls, or hilly tracts 13 do. 



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Mean average of farms 29 beegahs. 



In 1827-23 there were 52,668 cultivators, which multiplied by 29, the- 

 average number of beegahs to each farmer, will give 1,527,372 beegahs 

 of land under cultivation ; and as the land revenue of 1827-28 amounied 

 to 1,516,323 rupees, 37 reas ; the assessments would only be at the rate 

 ofSqr. 97 reas per beegah,c including garden land and extras. There 

 are still however some marked features which are not satisfactory : the 

 villages average a greater revenue (excluding the city of Poona) than in. 

 the other collectorates, although the average village population is less 

 for that part of the Poona collectorate, whence population returns have 

 been received. 



The 57'! villages of the sub-collectorate of Sholapoor average 1272 

 rupees, I qr. 12 reas each,^ including customs. The magnitude of the 

 average of the remaining villages may be attributed to the great amount 

 of the customs ;e but deducting a suitable proportion of the customs^ for 

 the inhabitants of the city of Poona, g and the whole of the revenue of 

 the city, Sahyer,^ land,i and Abkauree,^^ and mint^ ; villages (always 

 excluding the four talooks of Sholapoor) still average 1241 rupees, 1 qr. 

 76 reiis each, which is higher than in any other collectorate; and as the 



c Rupees 1,516,323 



= 3 qr. 97 reas per beogah. 



a 52,668. b 93 acres. Beegahs 1,527,372 



d Revenue of sub-coilectorate of Sholapoor 730,289 rupees, 1 qr. 93 reas. 



e 215,361 rupees, 2 qr, 373 reas. f 61,756 rupees, 1 qr. 63 reas. 



g 81,515 inhabitants. h 56,202 rupees, 3 qr. 50 reas. 



i 27,981 rupees, 81f reas, k 12,000 rupees. I 3301 rupees. 



