A History of the Mahrattas v1.c7.170

v1.c7.170

¹ Every Kusba has some usage in levying customs peculiar to itself; import and export, which, in England, refer to the kingdom, apply in India, where these duties exist, to import and export to and from the Kusba, or villages within its range. Thus, there are peculiar rates for the inhabitants of the Kusba, for the inhabitants of Mouzas dependent on the Kusba, and for persons coming from a distance, or from within the range of an adjoining Kusba. In cities, or large towns, where there are several markets, each separate division, where such a market is held, is called Pete [Petha], and is regulated in a manner nearly similar. Transit duties are of two sorts: one collected within the range of the Kusba, and the other a general transit through