Local Government in Ancient India c9.147

c9.147

¹ According to inscription no. 66 (Hultzsch, *S. Ind. Ins.*, vol. III, p. 136) one *kāśu* purchased about 2¾ *kalam* of paddy. In no. 57, however, we find that 1 *kāśu* corresponds to 4 *kalam* of paddy. This shows that the prices of grain must have varied considerably in different places and times. No. 80 makes the rate of interest to be as high as 50 per cent.