Administrative System of the Marathas c18.s28.3

c18.s28.3

The Peshwas were perfectly justified in regulating the weights and measures, as otherwise retail dealers could cheat their customers with impunity. But the same thing cannot be said of Chhapa, or stamping of cloth for which also a fee was charged. The stamping duty on cloth was 5 p.c. *ad valorem* on imported cloth, and 2½ p.c. on cloth locally manufactured, and sellers of unstamped cloth were ordered to be fined.³⁶