State and Government in Ancient India c18.s1.62

c18.s1.62

Thirty persons who were thus selected were later assigned to different sub-committees. The first sub-committee was in charge of village gardens and orchards; the second supervised the village tank and the distribution of its water; the third discharged the important function of settling disputes. The fourth committee was known as the gold committee; its function was to assay gold for all people impartially. This subcommittee naturally consisted of experts in the art There was no standard state coinage and so gold that was offered for taxes or prices had to be certified about its fineness. A special procedure was laid down for the selection of the expert members of this committee. The fifth sub-committee was known as *pañchavāra* committee; its functions are not clear.