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2 general as respects things, there were privileged classes and persons,
3 who Were altogether exempt from duties.
4 74. The Sayer was generally rented by Talooks, but for some ,years
5 the whole Fouzdary of Chittledroog’ was rented to. one individual.
6 The renting system was continued till 1845-46, and in the follow-
7 ing year the’ Sayer was placed under the management of public’
8 servants.
9 75. Since the assumption of the country, however, many taxes levied
10 on caste and domestic customs and institutions, of a vexatious character,
11 were gradually remitted.
12 76. In 1832-33 and 1833-34, duty upon grain was abolished. In
13 1835-36 the duty was taken off China Articles. In 1837-38, duty upon
14 vegetables, fruit, plantain and jungle leaves, and on horses was discon-
15 tinued. In 1838-39 duty upon fire-wood, grass, milk, sweetmeats, parch-
16 ed rice, butter-milk, elephants and fowls, was remitted. In 1841-42 an .
17 item termed Bazar Phusgy, which is a collection in kind from the renters
18 of grain and other articles for erecting stalls on market days, was
19 abolished.
20 77. In 1845-46, the duty upon cattle was abolished, and in 1847-48,
21 duties on silk, on cotton, on ali i and all transit
22 duties, were abolished.
23 78. The following rules for the collection of Sayer were established
24 in this Division :—
25 I. The Sayer duties on all but 38 articles are abolished.
26 II. Of the above 38 articles, six are made subject to an ad-valorem
27 duty, as follows :
28 II]. Stull Bhurty or export duty of 6 per cent. is levied on sooparee
29 of inferior quality, produced in the Division and exported, besides the
30 Kurg, or Town duty, on what is retained or consumed.
31 IV. Stull Bhurty, duty of 20 per cent. is levied on dry cocoanut,
32 besides the consumption duty on it, which is also to be levied according
33 to the existing Mamool. .
34 ¥. A Bhurty duty of 30 per cent. is levied on date jaggery, besides
35 the Kurg or Town duty, according to Mamool.
36 VI. A Bhurty of 4 a Rupee per maund is levied on all shines: the
37 produce of the Division, excepting in the talooks bordering on the
38 Bellary District, where only two annas are to be levied, the produce being
39 inferior in quality.