This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ...own account of the matter, viz., that each man was charged according to his means (Iiasha or haisiyat ka mamla); not according to the area he cultivated. This of course is rather a broad way of stating matters, and no doubt the revenue formerly contributed by a holding was not materially altered except for some good reason, well known to the arbitrators. It must also be admitted that the measurements w.ere bad, and that the zamindars were right iu Result of the assessment of A.D. 1859 and its working. rejecting them. So that I suppose there really was no way of distribute ing the new assessment on the holdings except that adopted, and the zamfndars were at the time satisfied with the result. But they would not be satisfied, it' we were now to attempt to repeat such an operation. They think the new measurements correct, and want a fair assessment according to aiea and soils. Here again they are certainly right; when the old revenue of each holding was tested by the new measurements, in not a few cases inequalities of assessment were brought to light, which it was impossible to maintain. 36. The nett result of the assessment of A.D. 1859 was to reduce the Government'" revenue from Rs. 6,725 to Rs. 6,22S. But the whole reduction was given in the three eastern pergunnahs--Chewar, Gajdhar, and Chehr, of which the assessment was reduced from Rs. 2,802 to Us. 2,225. The new assessment was believed to avernge Rs 1-10-0 per acre cultivated. Since it was made, several additional demands have been added, which deserved mention. Rs. 95 have been added for land newly brought under cultivation, at the rate of 8 annas per acre up to 1878, and Rs. 8J per acre subsequently; all but a small fraction of this addition having occurred since 1873....