1850.] 



Sircar of Pytun, 



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amount of their Revenue guided by the same record of assessment, 

 that regulates the collection of Revenue. Besides these assignments 

 on the Revenue, it is still further made chargeable with providing 

 for the Gaon kurch, under which item is comprehended the expenses 

 of the district and village officers, and the several fees, and per- 

 quisites of hukdars ; besides which, there are also various contribu- 

 tions both in money and kind, levied by authority for charitable and 

 religious purposes, independent of grants for this purpose. 



The gross amount of Revenue in this province is Rs. 1,05,898-10-9; 

 of this Rs. 70,618-7-6 is appropriated, and Rs. 13,870-10-3. alie- 

 nated ; whilst the deduction for the Gaon khurch amounts to 

 Rs. 21,404-9-0. 



System of Revenue. 



The ancient hereditary Officers of Finance, have their functions 

 now entirely set aside, by the system that has long obtained of farm- 

 ing the Revenues ; but, notwithstanding this, they still retain the 

 same peculiar advantages, and privileges, they would have enjoyed 

 had such not been the case : these officers are the Deshmooks, who 

 are responsible to the state for the internal economy of the Pergun- 

 nah, over which they are appointed, and are the instruments through 

 whom its orders are executed ; under them are the Sirdespandee, 

 Deshpandee, and Morrel. 



The office of Deshmook to all the three Purgunnahs of this Sir- 

 car, is held by one individual, the Rajah Jaddhow Row, his fees of 

 office are generally a levy on each village of 3 J per cent, on the Re- 

 venue, and a further contribution of Rupees 5 ; in some instances 

 having a provision also in free land, in addition, or the whole may be 

 commuted for by a certain fixed sum. 



The Deshpandee is the accountant and clerk to the Deshmook. 

 There are three employed for the Purgunnah of Pytun, whilst the 

 Rajah Jaddhow performs the duties of Deshpandee and Morrel, to 

 the remaining two Purgunnahs, as well as Deshmook. In former 

 days there were but two in Pytun, equally sharing the fees called the 

 Baolee Deshpandee, and the Aurkari Deshpandee, but quarrelling 

 between themselves, the Peishwa deprived the Baoli Deshpandee 

 of half of his huks, and appropriated them to himself, appointing a 

 third party called Srimunt Deshpandee, which office is now held by 

 Rajah Ray Raya, having been presented to him by the Sircar, 



