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420 lands cultivated by them were subject to assessment like the fields of the ryots, and the amount of the revenue due was deducted from their pay. For the balance they got orders on the Treasury of the capital or the districts. Men serving in the army, the militia or the forts were not to be given proprietory (mokasa) rights over any village in entirety. Their dues were to be paid either by assignment of revenue or by cash from the Treasury. None but the karkuns had any jurisdiction over the land. All payments to the army were to be made by the karkuns. The grant of mokasa rights would have created disorder among the peasants; they would have grown in strength and disobeyed the Government collectors; and the growing power of the ryots would have ended in rebellion at various places. The mokasa-holders and the zamindars if united would become uncontrollable. No mokasa was to be granted to any one." (Sabh. 30-31.) Over two mahals, yielding a revenue of from 75,000 to 1,25,000 hun in the aggregate, a subahdar on 400 hun and a majmuadar on 100 to 125 hun a year were appointed. The subahdar was to have a palki allowance of 400 hun. All civil and military officers with a salary of 125 hun or more were given the right to hold parasols (aftab-gir) over their heads, with an allowance from the State for bearers (Sabh. 31.) Where necessary, a subahdar was posted over a tract yielding only one lakh of Rupees. To the disturbed provinces across the frontier, a military