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obtained at Madhu-giri from Primula Nay aka, which I consider as a CHAPTER 
fair one ; and all the Gaudd’s statements will probably be found to ^7^^ 
require a similar amendment, Aug. i— 6V 
In the government of Kilawur Khan a measurement was made of 
all the betel-nut gardens in this district; an area of six poles in 
length by five in breadth being called a Colaga, or TVocula-land . 
About twenty years ago the Sultan extended this measurement to 
the whole district, and found that the pole was in length 13-§- Sul- 
tany Gujas , each of which is equal to 37-f- English inches. This 
would make the Wocula-land nearly l-^o acre ; but during the Ma- 
rat (ah invasion all the accompts of the measurement were lost, and 
the IVocula-lands now in use are the old computed ones which ex- 
isted formerly in the public registers. Of course, from favour 
shown to individuals, they are of very different sizes. I measured 
two fields, and found that by the one the TV ocula-laiid contained 
l? Vo 7 o acre, and by the other 1, T V. In my account of the produc- 
tions of watered-land, I have taken the last as the standard, as it 
agrees with the result of my inquiries at Madhu-giri . It is very 
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probable, however, that Dilawur Khan’s estimate is more accurate; 
for, by having long governed the country, he certainly had better 
opportunities of ascertaining the fact than I could possibly have. 
In this case, the seed and produce stated for an acre in the table 
must be increased in the proportion of 150 to 116. 
The measure of grain originally established here was 64 Kudus— Measures. 
1 Buddy ; % Paddies — 1 Seer ; 4 Seers — 1 Bulla; 16 Biillas — 1 JVo- 
eula or Colaga; and SO Colagas — 1 Candaca. Purnea has given 
orders, that the Sultany Seer should be used ; and in fact it has been 
adopted, and 6 Seers are considered as equal to the Bulla; so that 
the Candaca and Wocula here are, at present, exactly the same with 
those of Madhu-giri . 
Except proprietors of gardens, none of the farmers here have Tenures., 
any fixed property in their lands. The officers of government, or 
in their stead the renter, may give the land to any person who- will 
