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are -held, one at the Madda well (built by Madda Mi^n) in the Qazds' quarter on Mondays a.nd Fridays, the other on the west of the fort on Sundays and Thursdays. The only manufacture peculiar to the place IS that of arsis or thumb mirrors of silver, an ornament said to be much prized by our Aryan sisters, and one which if delicately fashioned in choice gold might perhaps find favour in Paris or

London

GOEINDA PARSANDAN

boudoirs.

Fargana^Taksil MouJii^-District Unao.-

Gorinda Khas is 18 mues north of TJuao. Formerly the whole of the pargana was waste and jungle in which the Ahirs, to feed their flocks and to house their cattle built here and there a "gonda." Some 500 years ago, Gurbans Eae an Upaddhia Brahman, and one Gobind after clearing the jungle

R£e Kdyath

made

a settlement which went by the name of Gond and was subsequently called "Gorinda," it was only at summary settlement that Gorinda and Parsandan were amalgamated into one pargana. During Akbar's reign when the land was divided into parganas these two were separate parganas.

The pargana is twelve miles long and ten miles broad. "Water from 15 to 30 feet from the surface.' The area in acres is 28,053 Taliiqdari

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8,775

1

30

15,281

1

15

504

Pattidari imperfect

found 10.

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Pukhtadari

Zamindari

is

The land revenue is Rs. 35,416 or 1-1-2 per acre which, unless the settlement is ridiculously light, speaks for the bad quality of the soil. There are 842-3-0 acres under groves. The Census Report gives the population at 21,768.

The to east.

river Sai runs through the northern part of the pargana from west

The

climate

is

healthy.

The

soil is

below the average being

Beds of small kankar are to be found about this pargana. The chief crops grown appear to be bajra and barley. The only fair of any size is one held at Kutwa on the Sai in the month of March where some 1,200 persons congregate. There are only two bazars in the parmostly sand.

gana.

GGSHAINGANJ*

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Tahsii Mohanlalganj District Lucknow. Is a market town in the pargana of Mohanlalganj, situated on the Lucknow and Sultanpur road at about the 14th milestone from Lucknow. The road runs throiogh the principal street for nearly the length of the town and in this weekly bazars are held. The town has always been well-known as a flourishing market town and a brisk country trade is carried on. It has the advantage of a direct communication with Lucknow and with Cawnpore by a road that runs south through the pargana and joins the Cawnpore imperial road at Bani bridge on the left bank of the river Sai. This road is the great outlet for country produce and in turn conveys to Goshainganj, European piece goods and manufactured articles. The total

By Mr, H, H,

Butts, Assistant Commisaiouer.