Punjab States Gazetteer vol 8--Simla Hill States 1910

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2BiLasPur Stare. } [Pant A.

3of the Punjab, the parganas were treated as British territory. They CHAP.

4were summarily settled in 1854and a jama fixed as follows :— ms

5Rs, Land

6Basch see cece 8,920 Boren:

7Bachertu... i sie ve ae we §=—4,029

8Total we = 7,958

9They were restored to the State in 1867 in recognition of the

10good services rendered by Réjé Hira Chand, subject to the payment

11to Government of the annua! land revenue demand. At the

12summary Settlement cesses had been fixed at Rs, 10-12-0 per cest.

13in addition to the land revenue. Rajé Hira Chand imposed an

14additional demand of Rs. 6-4-0 per cent. as well as begdr and other

15customary dues.

16In 1871 a patwdér cess of Rs. 3-2-0 per cent. was imposed on 1871.

17the whole State, and another cess, jangshal, a cash commutation of

18the old custom of taking half the skin of every dead animal for

19State accoutrements, etc.

20Tn 1888 the revenue had risen to Rs. 1,09,523 including cesses 1gs3—1889.

21and miscellaneous demands. The increase was due to more careful

22management, to the resumption of certain assignments, and to the

23reclamation of waste land.

24Five years later this became Rs. 1,42,139 in consequence of

25further reforms introduced by Raj4 Amar Chand. He commuted kind

26revenue into cash in several more villages, increased the rate at

27which kind revenue was valued, abolished begdr, imposing instead a

28universal bathdnga at 25 per cent. of the revenue, allowed large

29areas of forest and waste to be broken up, on which lands a heavy

30cess was imposed, instituted a new cess pdya at Rs. 3-2-0 per cent.

31in lieu of the old custom obliging zaniinddrs to sell grain to the

32State 25 per cent. cheaper than market rates, fixed the rate of bhet

33sair at 2 per cent. on the revenue, ard levied a new tax on all

34menials at two annas a house.

35The present Réjd on attaining his majority reduced the Recent times.

36bathdénga from 25 to 183 per cent., andin 1902 just before the State

37came under Government management, revenue, cesses, and miscel-

38laneous demands amounted to Rs. 1,41,5938. In 1908 this had

39increased by Rs. 5,534 due to assessment of newly broken land,

40land held by ldambarddrs, conversion of grain into cash, and

41resumption of assigaments.

42The new Settlement was commenced in 1905 and is on the _ The regular

43verge of completion (1908). It has been carried out in every Berneent:

44reepect according to the British system. The old revenue officials

45have been superseded throughout the State by trained patwdris and

46kdniingos. A cash demand of Rs. 1,70,000 is proposed, plus

47cesses at 25 per cent., all former miscellaneous demands being

48discontinued, except the taxes on water-mills and artisanpsJand a