Administrative System of the Marathas c11.s1.6

c11.s1.6

2. *Farmasi*—"Fruit, vegetables, etc., furnished on occasions to Rajas and public officers, on the authority of their order upon the villages; any petty article or trifling work exacted from the ryots by Government or a public officer."—Molesworth.¹² “An occasional contribution in kind; often paid in commutation of service.” Elphinstone.