Bombay Quarterly Review, Volume 1, Issue 1Smith, Taylor & Company, 1855 |
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... called in Broach the " wukharia , " not because he is a cotton dealer , but because he holds a " wukhar , " or store - house . This person separates the cotton ( henceforward called " roo " or " rooee , " in con- tradistinction to ...
... called in Broach the " wukharia , " not because he is a cotton dealer , but because he holds a " wukhar , " or store - house . This person separates the cotton ( henceforward called " roo " or " rooee , " in con- tradistinction to ...
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... called together the Jumeendars , who enjoyed hereditary allowances in rent - free land , or money , or dues from different villages for keeping memo- randa of the condition and rentals of the various landholders in the district , and ...
... called together the Jumeendars , who enjoyed hereditary allowances in rent - free land , or money , or dues from different villages for keeping memo- randa of the condition and rentals of the various landholders in the district , and ...
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... called shekdars ; probably because being in the habit of farming most of the revenues themselves , the Dessaees were too much mixed up with the cultivators at the first introduction of our rule , to be particularly trustworthy . Under ...
... called shekdars ; probably because being in the habit of farming most of the revenues themselves , the Dessaees were too much mixed up with the cultivators at the first introduction of our rule , to be particularly trustworthy . Under ...
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... called " zuptee kheroot , " or long established cultiva- tors . Thus in both classes of villages there only remain those cul- tivators who , from want of attachment to the soil , are the least likely to put up with over - exaction ...
... called " zuptee kheroot , " or long established cultiva- tors . Thus in both classes of villages there only remain those cul- tivators who , from want of attachment to the soil , are the least likely to put up with over - exaction ...
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... called upon to aid the State , when outlays of any magnitude were required , and do the work themselves when the repairs needed were small , and the outlays insignificant . " But wells must , as a means of irrigation to any great extent ...
... called upon to aid the State , when outlays of any magnitude were required , and do the work themselves when the repairs needed were small , and the outlays insignificant . " But wells must , as a means of irrigation to any great extent ...
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