Administrative System of the Marathas c11.s3.21

c11.s3.21

We are not in possession of a complete list of Havaldars, and we do not know whether in other districts also officers were changed so often as in Satara. Our information about Subhedars and Sarsubhedars is, however, more satisfactory and the working of the principle of a short term appointment and occasional transfer can be very conveniently proved by the following instances from Mr. Bhat's list: