Rs. Ans. Pice. 1 seer of salt, valued at 0 4 0 5 seers of rice 0 1 0 Ready cash 0 1 0 ----------- 0 6 0 and if the ready money of one anna was not paid, a Moonga, or Erea Gumcha, or handkerchief valued at three annas was taken instead. On their return to the hills, another cess or contribution, amounting to 7 rs. 10 ans. was levied from each village or community, fixed originally at twenty houses; and whether they had decreased or increased in numbers the Dufflahs neither reduced nor augmented their demand. The articles taken from each village consisted on this occasion generally of-- Rs. Ans. Pice. 1 Erea cloth, valued at 3 0 0 1 Moonga Gumcha handkerchief 0 4 0 1 cow 2 8 0 Cash, as a present 1 0 0 Rice, 1 bhar 0 4 0 1 duck 0 2 0 1 seer of salt 0 4 0 1 seer of oil 0 4 0 ----------- 7 10 0 Besides the Sahoorea, or free population, there were four villages (Baghmarra, Bihalle, Sakomata, Bakola) wholly inhabited by Cacharees, who were denominated Bohoteahs, or slaves; being free men bestowed originally by the Assam kings for a particular purpose or service. This caste or tribe the Dufflahs especially considered as their slaves, from whom they claimed the right to collect two-thirds of the produce of their labours. Each Bohoteah received from the British Government two poorahs of land, and one rupee only was taken from him as revenue, or capitation tax; being two rupees less than that paid by the Government Pykes. The remission of two rupees granted in his favour, was to enable him to meet the demands of the Dufflahs against him, in addition to the following amount of black mail, viz:-- Rs. Ans. Pice. 1 Erea small cloth 1 0 0 1 Moonga gumcha 0 4 0 1 chunam (or lime box) 0 8 0 1 kuttaree, or knife 0 2 0 1 jappee hat or umbrella 0 4 0 1 bhar of rice 0 4 0 1 duck 0 2 0 1 seer of salt 0 4 0 1 seer of oil 0 4 0 ----------- 3 0 0