1 EEUAUBES.
2 The Dooraunee chief often takes the money instead of insisting on
3 receiving the horseman, and hj this means the real atrangth of lilA
4 Karra Nokur is generally under what it is rated at.
5 Besides this, the King not unusually receives pavment in money,
6 instead of tlie number ol' Karra Nokur required irom a particular
7 tribe or district.
8 The men who go on service, are obliged to remain with the army
9 till they are regularly dismissed, without aiiy allowajice horn tlie
10 King, or any further advance horn the head of their village. Each
11 diviikm ia» however, obliged to give an flUowmco of gNia to the
12 fimiliwi of the horaeaien fumiflbed by it SSnce the decline of the
13 monarchy, the King may have been obliged* by the wloit of power
14 to oomiieL the Eanra Nolcur to swve^ to make th^ some iUovRitoe
15 while on aeivioe ; but that ia no. part of the cwilaitiition of this body
16 of .men.
17 Except a corps not exceeding two thowMnd, which il.due fton
18 the Cohiataon of Caubnl* the Karra Nokur are all bonwh • • -
19 The Ee^anree are a militia raised on extraordinary oim^ons. It
20 seems to be understood that the number to he furnished, ought to
21 be equal to a tenth ol' the population, but \h:it number ;>robably
22 never has been raised ; and, on the other hand, it is a<i milted that
23 the King may call out a stiil greater proportion, it" he t) links it ne-
24 cessary. The persons who serve in the Eeljaurce, are of the poorest
25 classy. They receive a sum cuiciil<iU;d to support them during the
26 time ibr which their services are likely to be required } . it seldom ex-
27 ceeds five rupees. Thu money is paid by the head of each village,
28 end the ^Kpcnce ia defrayed by « <mk on eU the iafaibiteDls <if die
29 village (Inftlwding 'Homs»uyiba> or tradenniD)i who do.not poeiee*
30 landt Mbollahs» and other persons exempt from other tsaei. I
31 have heard that the owners of land who payreveiroe^ are not obliged
32 to contrifaute to the £djsm»; and, nt the lUm Nokur ai^ njmA
33 aitiidy at the espsnoe of this deacription of mmf the &ot of €bmt
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