Administrative System of the Marathas c18.s23.6

c18.s23.6

1. The Rayats expect to convert the rocky soil of the Taluka into new fields by bringing earth from elsewhere and by breaking the stones of the rocks and filling the natural ditches and depressions (*nala* and *odha*) with earth. He who will do so, will get as Inam half the land reclaimed by him, and will be permitted to enjoy the other half rent-free for twenty years, at a reduced rate for five years more, and at the usual rate afterwards.