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Statistics of the Sircar Yehjunthul. [No. 39, 



The tenures for rice lands are several ; that m 

 Tenure and occu- . 

 pation. most general use is the sheirree hissa, when 



ground is granted to the cultivator being a meerasdar, and for 

 abee crops, upon the agreement that from each candy of 20 

 maunds he will give eleven to the sircar ; to khooshbash or stran- 

 gers the zemindar receives only 8 maunds allowing the ryot to 

 retain 12 : for the thabee the same is observed, unless any thing 

 should have occurred to render a separate agreement necessary. 

 Land near tanks and villages is almost always cultivated under this 

 cowl ; for that at a distance from villages for the thabee two 

 maunds in favour of the ryot is allowed. 



The Nugdee Mitckta, — Is a money agreement, settled before sow- 

 ing and is generally 8 Rupees per beegah for one crop, this is not 

 common, few ryots being able to meet the required payment, but is 

 preferred by the wealthy. 



Buttaee, — Is an agreement made after the grain has sprung up, 

 in which the cultivator and zemindar share equally. 



The Kailee Muckta, — Is had recourse to, when the ryot refuses 

 to take half the produce, when an agent from the zemindar is de- 

 puted to measure it when reaped, and give half to the ryot. 



The Bel Muckta, — Is a letting of land for a number of years, 

 seldom under 10, at a fixed annual rent, which must be forthcom- 

 ing whether produced or not. This however is a favourite cowl 

 and when dependance can be placed on the good faith of the ze- 

 mindar much .benefit to the land is the result. 



For dry crops or rubbee the nagur muckta is in general use, 

 the zemindar determining the quantity of ground sufficient for one 

 plough, and fixes the tax at from 2 to 3 rupees, according to its 

 quality. For land unfavourable for any kind of produce no tax is 

 levied upon either ploughs or measurement, the ryot making the 

 best bargain he can for himself. 



Such are the tenures upon which the ryots hold, and cultivate 

 the soil, and if their portion of the fruits of their industry were sub- 

 ject to no further reduction than they are under the cowl commonly 

 agreed upon, they would do well : but sacrifices t are called for on 



