Administrative System of the Marathas c27.s7.17

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²⁵ For these see Thomas, Revenue Sources of the Moghal Empire, pp. 5, 16, 17, 18 & 19. Manucci, ed. Irvine, Vol. II, pp. 386 & 387, Elliot & Dowson, Vol. VII, pp. 247 & 248. Bird, Gujarat, pp. 113 & 114. Jarret, Ain, Vol. II, pp. 66 & 67. The Portuguese generally took care to preserve the old revenue customs and usages as far as possible. A Commission with Antonio Francisco Benjamin Pinto as President and Xavier da Cunha, V.A. Ceaser de Mello, Francisco João Jacob Coutinho as members was appointed (2nd May 1867) to report on the practices, usages and customs regarding payment of rents, etc., in the villages of Daman. They submitted their report on the 24th August, 1871. The report has been published in Noticias E Documentos Para A Historia de Damão Antiga Provincia Do Norte by Antonio Francisco Moniz Junior (1900 Bastora). It recounts all the rights, taxes, cesses and privileges enjoyed by the State and the landlords, and we find (p. 168) that jirayet land was recognised for revenue purposes as in Maharashtra (terra alta chamado Jerat) that coconut trees were taxed (p. 169) (pagão por zem cajuris...dez rupias) and that rent varied according to the nature of the crop cultivated. Mention is made of a due called Dan (p. 172), most probably analogous to Dani of our list. Poruma Viga de terra de Undo do producção de Dangue, ou cara com jerat pago-se vinte e dois parās e sem jerat Vinte a titulo de Dan.