"تقرير عن إدارة رئاسة بومباي لسنة ١٨٨١-١٨٨٢" [و‎‎٣‎٨] (٥٨٩/٨٠)

1881-82.] TRIBUTARY STATES. 9
Chap. I.
POLITICAL.
and the remainder by the 6 Thanadars. The number of political
cases decided was 364 valued at Rs. 48,432, of which 9 were suits
for land, 13 boundary disputes, 339 compensation claims and 3
miscellaneous. Including appeals the total of civil and political
suits decided was 1,309 against 1,651; 43 boundary disputes were
decided.
The Darbar courts disposed of 1,614 civil suits valued at
Rs. 1,25,921 and 108 appeals besides 10 special appeals and 444
political cases, of which 9 related to land, 409 to compensation and
26 miscellaneous. Altogether there were 2,195 suits and appeals
valued at Rs. 1,77,297.
There is no municipality but there is a municipal secretary at
Palanpur. There are sanitary rules, but they do not appear to be
enforced. The town is not too clean and the outskirts are very
filthy. Rs. 1,000 was spent on a road in the town which was
much needed.
The several States maintain a body of 522 horse and 1,109 foot,
nearly the whole of which is located in P&lanpur and Radhanpur.
In the early months of the monsoon the amount of rain that
fell was equal to the average fall of the whole year and then the
rain almost entirely ceased. Badly-built houses fell into ruins
and the floods did some injury to land in Kankrej. The kharif
crops were mostly destroyed, but the rabi was good, so that grain
was plentiful and prices moderate. The average rainfall was
32 inches 42 cents.
There are valuable forests in the north of Palanpur, but a con
tract being given to a Parsi to cut firewood for 5 years, he injured
the tract considerably by cutting down timber without regard to
his agreement. The contract was cancelled, but a great deal of
damage has been done, especially along the railway line. A few
road-side trees have been planted in Radhanpur.
Rupees 9,137 was spent chiefly on dharmshalas and wells.
It is also reported that Rs. 10,700 was spent in Radhanpur on
public works, and the account shows thatRs. 22,900 was spent on
buildings in Palanpur.
There are several funds in charge of the Political Superintendent.
The total receipts were Rs. 1,73,200 and the charges Rs. 1,07,900.
The receipts are derived from Imperial salaries, compensations
for theft, attachments, the cost of the Palanpur levy contributions
paid by some of the petty Talukdars, court-fees, criminal fines,
&c., and the charges are the payment of the Thanadar establish
ment, vaccination, feeding prisoners in jails, minor buildings and
repairs, payments of debts from attached properties and com
pensation to sufferers by theft, the pay of the levy, &c.
The Palanpur State alone has furnished a short account of
revenue and expenditure, from which it appears that the revenue
was Rs. 3,86,600 and the expenditure 3,83,000. ^ The land reve
nue yielded Rs. 1,33,500, custom and transit duties Rs. 1,05,900
and taxes Rs. 60,800. The pay of the levy and sibandi was
Rs, 1,29,000, the Gaekwar tribute was Rs. 50,000, public works
Rs. 22,900 and the Divan's household Rs. 71,000.
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Pa'lanpur.
Municipality.
Military
Force.
Weather and
Crops.
Forests.
Public Works
Revenue.,