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234 NASIK. Weekly markets are held at every town, and in many of the larger villages. Besides these weekly markets, fairs are held each year in connection with certain temples and religious places, which partake very much of the nature of the markets, but are larger, and the variety of goods displayed is greater. They usually last for a week or a fortnight, and attract great numbers of people, even from considerable distances. In 1882–83 the total value of the exports of the District was £250,000. The rate of interest generally varies from 6 to 18 per per annum ; but in the case of poor cultivators, it is sometimes as high as 24 per cent. Unskilled labourers earn 4 d. a day, bricklayers and carpenters is. 6d. The current prices of the chief articles of food during 1882–83 were, for a rupee (2s.)—joár (Indian millet), 47 lbs. ; wheat, 24 lbs. ; rice, 26 lbs. ; and dál (split peas), 24 Ibs. Administration.—. The revenue raised in 1881-82, under all headsimperial, local, and municipal — amounted to £228,505, or, on a population of 781,206, an incidence of 5s. rod. per head. The landtax forms the principal source of revenue, yielding £141,540, or 61'91 per cent. of the total revenue. Other important itenis are stamps, excise, and local funds. In 1882-83 the land revenue was returned at £109,800; stamps, £17,400; excise, £10,500; and licence-tax, £3180. The District local funds, created since 1863 for works of public utility and rural education, yielded in 1882-83 a total of £9170. There are 6 municipalities, with an aggregate population of 69,926 persons. Their receipts are returned at £8648, and the incidence of taxation varied from 5d. to 3s. 6d. per head. In 1882-83 the municipal receipts were £8795. The administration of the District in revenue niatters is entrusted to a Collector and 6 Assistants, of whom 4 are covenanted civilians. For judicial purposes, Násik is included in the jurisdiction of the Judge of Thána. There are 7 civil courts, which decided 11,801 suits in 1876, and 35,300 in 1882–83; 33 officers share the administration of criminal justice. The total strength of the regular police for the protection of person and property consisted, in 1881–82, of 729 officers and men, giving i man to every 1071 of the population. The total cost was £13,605, equal to £2, 55. od. per square mile of area, and 4d. per head of the population. The number of persons convicted of any offence, great or small, was 1581, being i person to every 492 of the population. Education has widely spread of late years. In 1855-56 there were only 17 schools, with 1268 pupils. In 1881-82 there were 251 schools, with 12,744 names on the rolls, or an average of 1 school to every 6.5 inhabited villages. The Census of 1881 returned 8664 males and 257 females as under instruction; and 20,820 males and 469 females as able to read and write. In 1883 there were-schools, 293; scholars,