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held those Talooks both [from] his papers [which] I saw (viz the [ILL]) acct & the [ILL] Baky &c) and bec: his people as [ILL] or clls & I saw the Raiots pay rent to him, I lived 6 mos in the same lodging with him & there they rent to him. I saw both [ILL] & raiots pay a Patwary is a writer under the collrs of the mofussil. I did not see the Dowl pattah or Amilnameh with Plf, they were not in his name.
I did not hear Deft give orders to bring the [ILL] papers of Goorgong; - but I was present when the peon brought them, & I heard Deft give the orders to the [ILL] Bukshy to manage the business. I never heard that Mr. B. appd him to do so, nor could Mr. B. apt him, [ILL] Taalooks were taken of the Zemrs & held under them. I don’t know any instance of an Engl: gent’s being so. If a bal was due to the Compy from such a Talook the Zemr must appl the Sezawul & not the Chief. The Zemr must be answerable to theCompy, & o failure the Compy apps a sezawul over the Zemr, – but the [ILL] the Taalookdars. Birjoo Rai was the Izardar & the farm was in the name of Udinarain Dobay.
Qu. If any balce: was due [from] the farmer, Mr. Bogle or Mr. Purling as ch: cod have no claim upon the [ILL] but on the Rem for the bal:
An: No they must claim on the Zemr & so I have always seen. [ILL] are sev: bal: due [ILL] fr: Izardar they do not claim the bal: from the Izardurs but the Zemrs lands are sold for the rent.
Q. [Their?] you have always seen that when any bal: was due to the Comy on acco: of Zemy Lands the bal: has been demd from the Zemrs themselves & not from the [ILL] is under them?
A. They have always demd from the Zemrs but those Izardars who formed lands from the [ILL] answerable to the Comy for balc due.
Q. Who recd the Rents of MootizaGunge?
A. The Comy
Q. If there was a bal: due from the Zemrs the Comy might appl of as [of same?]?
A. The Comy might appl a [ILL] over the Zemrs.