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imperial expenditure ; police and other local matters are paid for from The local provincial funds, from which an allotment is annually made. funds in 1872-73 amounted to Rs. 2,31,742, the expenditure to Rs. 65,571. It is obvious that such a state of things was due to exceptional causes, and the details are therefore of no value and will not be given here.

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following table

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from the Accountant General's Financial State-



Imperial Expenditure, 1871-72. Es.

Eevenue refunds and drawbacks

1,747 3,522

Miscellaneous refunds

Land revenue Deputy commissioners and establishment

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Settlement Excise or abkdri Assessed taxes

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15 3,139

366 1,008 5,371 38,242

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52,677 I

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Service of process Criminal courts

Bcclesiastical

Medical

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4,200 1,10,287

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The district police numbered in 1871-72 four hundred and Police. ninety, costing Rs. 43,703, according to annual report; but the police report of 1873 puts the cost at Rs. 65,750. Taxation.

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called for

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this head.

in the former district of Bara Banki was at annexation, excluding local cesses, Rs. 8,35,994 during the years 1865 to 1867 it was The revenue in general raised to Rs. 12,25,21*0, a rise of 40 per cent. what with an intrinsic increase of the rate, and what with additions to its area—has nearly doubled ; the expenditure has increased very slightly.

The land tax



Under the Income Tax Act of 1871, only 855 persons were brought under assessment, which yielded Rs. 14,456 of these persons, 212, paying Rs. 11,634, were owners of land.

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is nothing exceptional about the crime or criminals of following table exhibits the crimes of the district. It will appear that in six years the reported cases of house-breaking or house-trespass increased from 2,037 to 6,611, and the convictions from 100 to 361. Infanticide does not appear in this, as convictions are never census is taken annually of aU Chhattris families in certain obtained. suspected villages to whom the criine is almost confined.

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In 1871 a census was taken of the entire Rajput population in 900 villages of this district, but in none of the thfinas did infanticide appear to flourish so generally as in parts of the adjoining districts. In Rdmnagar alone the Raikw^rs seem to be very prone to the practice of this crime. In 63 villages the proportions were as follows Adult males 1,026 OWldfeu „ 293



females 673.

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