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I The miuutest .details atmetibejcojl^ted,.arranged,'and .consid^re^, -before any
system can be properly reduced to. practice, or an^assessmentiean.b^justly made.
I g o Rut when once;tbis body-of .information isiobtained; theibusmesa _of the revenue
i f f i i i become, c om p a ra tiv e light, and w iti.be able to . ^ p r o c e ed ed with!««:
the .clearest fond, nfost ptiacjples. J,It.wiU-.Ser.v.e.tQO,-on;an; future .o.ccaslon^ -
as a com p ete collection .of tbfrrapst yaluable data H h S M H H M ^
M B H H Q B S s B B thatimay, in fotore, g | t i e r e d advisable.
The-obtaining this, government .are fully aware, nvus.t'be.a f r | W | | j j |
bat placing.the foUest'jetianc^qn -the steal,
fhrougb-whom, they E i W n f 5V hA9S '
d en ce to its .qccomplsjhmen.t in .a manner as complete, m id p a period ftg^hqrt-fasaai^
possible .where in qu irie s are to .be .made at.on.ce jm.-ffiiriutoanbFsb .e x to n s% in .
30.' It musCM.Spnsiderid.^00, that however heavy, a t - f i ^ J ^ m p H a t i o - n ^ y r
prove it will ultiinatolymost materiaUysaye both the time and trouble H H |
Daily occuwences .constantly.require that information, which-itl4s-now. desired
should-he at onceebtained; and .by. possessing ,such a standard for conducting;,th^,
siness asimplejeference.to.it will, .very often be sufficient, when .o th e rw h e r e , would
arise a-necessity'for instituting inquiries of the same-nature, n um b e rle ss^ ap d iti^ ^
some, on „every new,, however trivial, occasion. Every collector, j B B B H
anxious to perfor m well the duties entrusted to him, must .wish to, bem,;|)dssessio|i.of
such a mass of information as is now proposed to be. collected., r .
.31. The .best mode, to be adopted will he as follows : .
• The coUector, attended by his native assistant, .and such .servants as aref necgssaj&v_
j must himself proceed to the chief station in each disisimi,- .where
assembled the head inhabitants o f the se ve ral v illa g e s , contained -an Jit.' 1 o.the{sg tin,
must c le a r ly e xp la in th e nature o f the information desired ; -and'thtt>hglfSth.eir. means
i t is e ip e e ted 'that it w ill b e obtained without difficulty. • - - ' ■ - ........
'3% Whenever it may be necessary,the collector w ill visit the village it&elfy, and on
the snot'cajuseisucji -inquiries. tj> be made as are requisite. ...
33; The officers o f .survey^ lately attached to. the residents, will<;acpompany the cph
lectors through this tour, andgivesnch prefessional.aid-.as mayfoe,.desired, H H H
34 They w ill make one general survey o f the wbolexcdlectorship, forming toere-
from'a map, on an-uniform scale o f one English inch' to an English mile.'. g g g | g j
limits o f each v illage , and o f each division will bd accurately, defined, and the dneo-
tion ■ and situation of forests, rivers, roads, mountains, &c,-will also.be correctly deto
this..general plan, the colfo^oj w il l know exactly the, amount, ofoland to be
accounted fori-.% each v illa g e ; and the several lesser .sums, as they will be. thus
brought together, will serve*® prove the truth-of-the .aggregate statement.I
., 36. ;THese .surveyors will further take iany such lesser surveys or measurements as
they may be Greeted to-do by the collectors..
37. The
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1 371-1 The papers to be-fernislied^by-eabh v illa g e are three ; forms for which are the
enclp'sures, marked A, B^- and ©.t^qroembsetvations are hncessEiryniji explanatiom-pf
these.
• -rS8i From the detailed papers -of&ii]tivators, and,householders not cultivators,
w ill be frarhedT:the general;account o'f the.,will’a^e.i The reason‘for separating .the
inhabitants'inth'these two'.classes,? ismbviousf ^'Tti&wished-!,that.the .exact resources;of
fhe.cquHtB^,nia.y be seen a t one.vifew,' to know wbatpartfof the population a.re actually
employed :inrthe 'cultivation df the soil1,, and to learn ini what way the remainder are
dispdsedr of. A I t iscalso; considered' hut just,-, thatvta equalize! in .sopfofmpasure'the pay-
ments from all ranks of people, a'tenement .;tax.(oromore‘,.,properly a small rent for the
ground* on which their'houses Stand}1 skoEikti b e ‘ levied, from those who contribute
nothing-to the land rents.
. 1 39. But as the extension' o f this through all the petty v illages might be deemed
vexatious,' and-as, in reality,'[ir! those very" small communities the .payment by any party
islv irtua lly a payment by the whole o f the inhabitants,'-it is resolved that suchfoax shall
not be-levied there.. .But there -is-no'-reason for iricludiitgs.in, this, indulgence‘the inhabitants
o f towns j/these^as in some places already-ordered, .should by,means. o f such tax
contribute their just share o f the payments to government.!
40. The assessment .upd collectionJofothis. shall, form part-of the icollector’s duty.
The. principle od which it must proceed wili b e to-idijtidfo the houses .into three classes,
according to fheir'size and the general-circumatances o f theitvowners.' ,
41. These willlbejass'essedax&ofding to the class, at three, twojt- or. on,e Java rupee
per annum; and where, in any,'instance, “from the indigence o f the;hpuseholder,, even,
tjris small* payment could become a hardship, the collector., shall not include him at all
in the assessment. This meashro will -secured, considerable,revenae,to,government^
and' by e'Sfphrielfoe in-some districts,* already, it is known that it 'will notf'be considered
as. vexatious} or unjust by. the; inhabitants : they will deem. it i n o : hardship.to
pay so small a sum annually, to be- secured in the unmolesteduposession o f the ground-
and -enclasdre'-ih -'which', their’ housed ' stand.- - more’ especially .mow that they are
freed from all,forced deliveries and senvices,..withquti,adequate payment either to,
government or to the native chiefs; and are left at-liberty to enjoy1 the fruit,,of their
MBour.
* 4 2 . *The.paper C. requires few observations^ ikexplains itself., Every householder
shall have a number given to him ; for in registering names alone, yery great confitSkafc
may arise, not only by the same being possessed-by, numerous-individuals,* but by the
singular practice which frequently occurs among, .the, .Javans, o f persons,, from the
most capricious motives, assuming new appellations. The number being once fixed
or each, there w ill belno difficulty in always identifying them.
. 43. -.In the paper B . , ’for thesarne reason above'given, aVnumber will be added, to
each individual cultivator’s name; that is, to each who will, - in the detailed system to
be carried into effect, become an actual renter o f land from government.
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44. With