1837.] 



An Account of the Tribe of Mhadeo Kolies. 87 



In the Nana Mawill the Kolies have a hundred houses, they hold 

 a share of the Patellship of several villages, and the Heemarrah Koly 

 Naik, with ten men, is employed in the police. 



- In the Bhaum Nahir the Kolies have 45 houses, and they hold a 

 share of the Patellship of two villages; but the Koonbies, who hold 

 the other, are in a fair way of gaining the entire power, by forcing the 

 Kolies from their houses. Much intriguing, and a great deal of villany, 

 is often exercised among these people on such occasions. The Met- 

 tull clan of the Kedar Kool is the most common in this strath. The 

 Kolies residing in four villages in the Koorah Barrah and Arrull 

 Khorah have about 85 houses ; they hold half the share of the 

 Patellship of two villages, the Koonbies hold the other. It is said that 

 it is only very lately the Koonbies have unjustly secured the share 

 of the Patellship for themselves. The Koonby, who now holds the 

 Patellship of Kheirpoor, is a nephew of the Desmook of the district ; 

 he only took up his residence in the village a short time ago, for the 

 purpose of grazing his cattle in the adjoining jungles. Although the 

 title and a share of the office of Patell was conferred upon him, no 

 enam land could be granted without the sanction of the government 

 authorities ; however, as the village Chou^la died without any heir, 

 the Desmook transferred his enam land to the new Koonby Patell. 

 The Parday clan of the Gykwar Kool is the most numerous in this 

 glen. 



In Bheem Nahir, the Kolies are the only inhabitants of nine small 

 villages, and in nine other villages they and the Koonbies hold each a 

 share of the Patellship, the Koonby Patell takes the precedence of the 

 Koly Patell in all the village affairs, which is a source of great vexa- 

 tion and complaint to the Kolies, as they declare the Koonbies have 

 unjustly taken possession of these situations. The number of Koly 

 houses here is estimated at 288, and the names of the Langly, Murkhy 

 and Nanggry families are the most numerous. 



In the Ghore Nahir, or valley of the Ghore river, and in the Amby- 

 gown quarter, there is a great deal of jungle. The Kolies are more 

 numerous here ; in forty villages they have nearly one thousand houses ; 

 and hold the entire Patellship of 35 villages and share that of five 

 others with the Koonbies. The Koonby Patell's share of the village of 

 Wuspah was purchased, only a few years ago, from the Koly Abbajee 

 Singgariah, for the small sum of forty rupees. The Koly was involved 

 in difficulties ; his property had been distrained, to pay arrears of 

 revenue ; and, to get rid of his debt, he was persuaded to sell his share 

 of the Patellship. The Koonby Patells of this quarter are constantly 

 exerting themselves to dispossess the Koly Patells of their rights. 

 This leads to incessant strife between the parties. The Koonbies using 



