BARODA.
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2nd January, 6 d7i7ids in the rupee; 3rd March, and 4th April, 2 d7mds in the rupee but in villages which produce cotton, wheat, oil-seeds, and such-like crops, and in which the cultivators belong to the Kanbi and cognate classes, the revenue is realized in three instalments, thus ist December, 2 d7i7ids in the rupee 2nd March, 8 d7inds in the rupee ; 3rd April, 6 dTiTids in the rupee. In villages inhabited by Kolis and other needy classes, the land revenue is collected in two equal payments. the rupee;
d7i7ids in
4 dTinds
in the
rupee
General supervision in revenue matters called
Sar Subhd
the
monthly
or
salary of ;£2oo.
is
entrusted to an officer
Revenue Commissioner, who receives a Under him are four officers, styled Subhds,
answering to the Collectors of a British District, each of
whom
has
charge of one of the four Divisions of the State, and receives a salary varying from
^55
month.
to ;zCi2o a
Subordinate to the Siibhds are
10 Ndibs or deputy Siibhds, corresponding to collectors,
deputy or assistant
each with the charge of a Sub-division, whose monthly pay
- ^3o to ;^4S. The 10 Sub-divisions are again apportioned
minor divisions, styled tdluks or mahals, managed by vahiwaii-
varies from
into 31
ddrs or tahsUddrs.
On
account of their
sub-divided into two portions,
9 of the tdluks are further %dQ-tahsUddrs or 77iahalkdrs.
size,
managed by
At Baroda itself there is a Varisht Addlat, or High Court, preover by a chief-justice, with a salary of ;^i5o a month, and a second judge on a salary of j£^2o. The jurisdiction of the Varisht Addlat extends throughout the whole territory, both in original suits and as a court of final appeal and revision in civil and criminal matters. There are 4 divisional judges, one at the head-quarters of each Division, with power to try original suits of upwards of ;^300 in value, and to hear civil and criminal appeals. There is a fifth judge for the city of Baroda, as well as a joint judge and an assistant judge. There is also at the capital a Sarddr’s court, which takes cognisance of cases in which certain privileged classes, such as the members of the Gaekwar’s family and the nobles of the State are concerned. There are 15 In 1880-81, the 77iH7isifs, with power to try civil suits up to ^300. total number of suits was nearly 15,000, of which 12,500 were disposed of. The total value under litigation was ^250,600 the amount of sided
court fees, ^^15,500. In criminal matters
the
Varisht Addlat has power to
— Fourteen
inflict
the
imprisonment, fine to any Higher amount, or both fine and imprisonment, and 30 stripes. The sentences require confirmation by His Highness the Maharaja. District judges may inflict 7 years’ imprisonment, fine to any amount, following
sentences
years’
and 30 stripes. The Siibhds or Collectors have the same powers. The Naib Siibhds are entrusted with power to inflict 2 years’ imprison1 00. The Vahiwatddrs have power to inflict ment, and fine up to
