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A JOURNEY FROM MADRAS THROUGH
CHAPTER
XIII.
Jan. 4.
Forests,
Rice-
grounds.
Gardens or
plantations.
Mode of as-
sessment.
Tamarachery.
Pyenada - -
JEvourmala
Four parts are of the third kind.
Two are of the fourth kind.
3—5- parts are of the first kind.
4-jSg. parts are of the second.
2T4o- parts are of the third.
l-~~ part is of the fourth.
Four parts are of the first kind.
Four parts are of the second.
Two parts are of the third.
Two parts are of the fourth.
The forests are of very little value. From Tamarachery, ahout
, two or three hundred Teak trees may be annually procured, and an
equal number of the Viti, or black-wood. These, with a little Cassia
and wild ginger, form the only valuable produce of the forests,
except as much charcoal as serves to supply with fewel 13 iron
forges, and these are not constantly wrought.
The rice grounds Mr. Coward estimates at 65,160 Forays; of
which 62,266 are Ubayum; 1319, included in the revenue accompts,
are now waste; and 1451 have been so long waste that they are
not included in the assessment. This small proportion, of 2770
waste to 65,160 cultivated, seems to me not at all conformable to
the appearance of the country, nor to the accounts of the natives.
Mr. Coward thinks the land-tax so high that it impedes agricul-
ture ; which in my opinion cannot be by an}?- means the case, at
least with the rice grounds. Even allowing the grain to be sold at
the cheapest season, the cultivators do not allege that this tax
amounts to more than one seed.
The gardens or plantations are taxed by an assessment, which
was made partly in the Malabar year 969, and partly in 072. The
mode said to have been adopted was as follows. An estimate was
formed, of what each garden actually produced. From this was
deducted, what was considered as a reasonable allowance for the
A JOURNEY FROM MADRAS THROUGH
CHAPTER
XIII.
Jan. 4.
Forests,
Rice-
grounds.
Gardens or
plantations.
Mode of as-
sessment.
Tamarachery.
Pyenada - -
JEvourmala
Four parts are of the third kind.
Two are of the fourth kind.
3—5- parts are of the first kind.
4-jSg. parts are of the second.
2T4o- parts are of the third.
l-~~ part is of the fourth.
Four parts are of the first kind.
Four parts are of the second.
Two parts are of the third.
Two parts are of the fourth.
The forests are of very little value. From Tamarachery, ahout
, two or three hundred Teak trees may be annually procured, and an
equal number of the Viti, or black-wood. These, with a little Cassia
and wild ginger, form the only valuable produce of the forests,
except as much charcoal as serves to supply with fewel 13 iron
forges, and these are not constantly wrought.
The rice grounds Mr. Coward estimates at 65,160 Forays; of
which 62,266 are Ubayum; 1319, included in the revenue accompts,
are now waste; and 1451 have been so long waste that they are
not included in the assessment. This small proportion, of 2770
waste to 65,160 cultivated, seems to me not at all conformable to
the appearance of the country, nor to the accounts of the natives.
Mr. Coward thinks the land-tax so high that it impedes agricul-
ture ; which in my opinion cannot be by an}?- means the case, at
least with the rice grounds. Even allowing the grain to be sold at
the cheapest season, the cultivators do not allege that this tax
amounts to more than one seed.
The gardens or plantations are taxed by an assessment, which
was made partly in the Malabar year 969, and partly in 072. The
mode said to have been adopted was as follows. An estimate was
formed, of what each garden actually produced. From this was
deducted, what was considered as a reasonable allowance for the