1851.] 



Statistics of the Sircar Yelgunthul. 



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schoolmasters) is the language taught, and that to a very limited 

 extent ; the keeping of accounts is the main object to be acquired, 

 and when this is accomplished, education is considered complete, 

 although the scholar may not be able to read an ordinary manu- 

 script. The sons of Bunniahs, and the village Putwaries and Pa- 

 tails are all who seek instruction. The village system is probably 

 to blame here. The official offices being hereditary ; there is 

 nothing tangible to reward the exertions of additional study in 

 other sections of the people, not Meerasdars. 



The returns obtained on the state of crime afford no correct in- 

 formation, and are consequently omitted. Every Thalookdar has a 

 Cazee to whom is assigned the duty of awarding punishments ; in 

 serious offences the judgment is forwarded by the Naib for the ap- 

 proval of the Thalookdar, who gets it confirmed or otherwise by 

 the Mahkama Adalut before it is carried into execution. All of- 

 fences are punished by fines or imprisonment. 



The police establishments are of two kinds, one 



Police. 



maintained at the expense of the ryots, the other 

 by the state. The first are the Thalaries or village watchmen and 

 are under the Zemindar, they report all that occurs to the authori- 

 ties, and watch the grain fields and the inhabitants both by day 

 and night; although a house tax and town duty are collected, 

 neither are applied to the payment of these men. 



The second are engaged by the Thalookdar and serve for both 

 police and revenue purposes, they receive prisoners from the vil- 

 lage authorities, and have the custody of them before and after 

 sentence has been passed. These are under the Naibs. 



These consist of fine and coarse cotton cloths, 

 Manufactures. , 



tusser, cumlies and paper ; in almost every vil- 

 lage sufficient coarse cloth is made for the supply of its own peo- 

 ple. In some, manufactures are extended for exportation. In the 

 whole Sircar there are 3,808 looms, of these 3,391 are for fine and 

 coarse cotton cloths, 396 for cumlies, 19 for tusser silk, and 2 for 

 carpets. 



