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monopoly of the right of selling the spirit, as is customary in all districts 

 under this presidency ; and the ^' Koopoovery" a municipal tax levied 

 by the cutwal on all householders in the bazaars of the cantonment 

 for the maintenance of a department of scavengers, &:c., for keeping 

 the streets clean. The following is a statement showing the gross 

 amount of revenue derived from each source referred to in the Me- 

 moir, in 1847, viz. — For the Coimhatore Talook of the JSfeilgheiTies. 



?f K^evl- ^2256 Asscssmcnt in lands from Burghers, 

 nue and or including Todar's buffalo tax 



produce A. D. o 



of^each 18-16-7. , and Pullooverry, and quit rent on 



lands of Europeans , . . . . Rs. 7,820 



Arrack contract, sold for. . . .' 16,300 



Koopooverry or scavengers' tax sur- 

 plus after expenses 300 



Rent of a shop in the bazaar belong- 

 ing to Government , „ 24 



Fines levied in the Police Court.. . , „ 875 



Stamped paper and transfers „ 126 



Post Office revenue „ 12,953 



District postage realized „ 164 



For the Coimbatore portion — Total Revenue, .Rs. 38,562^' 



The revenue derived from the Malabar, or Western portion of 

 the Neilgherries amounted to about 700 Rupees. f 

 Total expenditure on account of charges, per mensem. . Rs. 2,089-4 



Mode of collection. ^^"^ assessment on cultivated lands 



is collected by the tahsildar and peishcar who 

 make a progress through their respective divisions, accompanied by 

 the ghomastahs and sebundy peons, and collect it according to the 

 rate fixed by the ghomastahs on inspection of the state of the crops 

 on the land. The excise duty on arrack is collected by a sale of the 

 privilege to one individual, from whom the amount is received without 

 further trouble to the government functionaries. The quit rent is col- 

 lected upon bills sent to each landholder signed by the collector, and 

 tte amount received by the ghomastahs who attend with the docu- 

 ment. The " Koopooverry" is collected by the cutwall as already 

 stated. All fines levied for misdemeanor in the tahsildar's or ma- 



* Vide appendix A. 

 t The amount in 1243 Fuglv or A. D. 18i3-4 was Rs. 6i9-3-2. 



