Khonjvaghni ) Totally waste Majhoya ) Dhanchhoyar ) Vihar ) ------- ------- ------- ------- Total 29,881 251 123 90 ZILA. MAHATARI. Land-rent. Marriages. Concubines. Adulterers. Pergunah Mahatari 9,115½ 103 50 25 Korari 10,025 40½ 10 16 Khesraha 11,212 50 25 - Pihan 7,855½ 80 40 65 -------- -------- -------- -------- Total Rupees 38,208 273½ 125 106 The establishment is nearly similar to what is maintained in Vijaypur. A great part of the rents are farmed. The rent is paid by so much a biga for each kind of crop. The biga is of the same size as in Morang. The following is the rate: According to Country According to Calcutta measure. measure. Rupees. Anas. Anas. Pies. Rice (Sali) 4 10 14 7¼ Mustard (Turi) 3 10 11 6¾ ) Corocanus (Maruya) ) Cotton 3 12 11 10 Tobacco and 5 0 15 9½ Kitchen Gardens All ranks pay the same rate. Tradesmen pay a ground rent for their houses of rupees 5. 10. included in the land-rent, and a capitation tax to the Sayer of rupees 1. 10. Those who have regular shops in the market-places pay to the Sayer rupees 7. 10, and nothing for ground rent. Washer-men, barbers, tailors, and shoe-makers, pay no capitation. The Sayer, consisting of the capitation on tradesmen, and of the duties levied on goods sold, and grain exported, is farmed to two men for Saptari, one paying 3254 rupees, and the other 3?35½; and for Mahatari, to one man paying 6595½. The rents on the pasture of buffaloes is farmed at 1431 rupees for Saptari, and 3956⅛ rupees for Mahatari. The duty on those who make catechu is farmed in Saptari for 1015 rupees, and in Mahatari for 1212 rupees. The duties on timber are farmed in Saptari for 2462 rupees, and in Mahatari for 2225 rupees. The duties on boats loaded with timber are farmed in Saptari for 2441 rupees, and in Mahatari for 345. The duty on birds for both is farmed at 698½ rupees.