A History of Assam c22.12

c22.12

Our relations with the Khāmtis have been dealt with at Khāmtis. sufficient length in the last chapter, and it will suffice to add that, while those round Sadiya pay revenue and are subject in all respects to the jurisdiction of the local officers, those living on the Tengapāni merely acknowledge allegiance to the British Government, and are exempt from taxation and from interference with their internal affairs. The number of Khāmtis in Sadiya is dwindling; and at the time of the last census only 1,975 were enumerated there against an estimate of 3,930 in 1839.