A History of Agriculture in India v2.c86.s3.5

v2.c86.s3.5

'Besides these, there were two separate collectors of the rahdari (road duties) in each district. In consequence of the negligence of the faujdars and the dominance of the enemy, these had for some time taken their positions in different places, and exacted half a rupee, or one rupee, for each bullock and cart from merchants, and whatever they pleased from other persons. They exacted twice or three times more than the most tyrannical faujdars. Now also, since the days of the peace, the former grievance remained, but it was aggravated by more taking part in it. In the present state of things there were in each district three regular collectors of Raja Sahu, with parties of horsemen and footmen stationed at the office, the guard-house where the land-revenue, the sair and the tolls were collected.