The English in Western India Being the History of the Factory At Surat of Bomb
The English in Western India Being the History of the Factory At Surat of Bomb
Philip Anderson
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(Letter from the Deputy Governor, dated 24th January, 1676-7). With these figures the present values may be compared. Customs yield upwards of 275, 0007. ; Land Revenue, 8, 0007. ; Akbari, or tax on such palm trees as yield toddy, 9, 0007. ; Tax on Tobacco consumed on the Island, 8, 0007. Besides these the Municipal Fund receives from fees for liquor shops, 2, 5007. ; Assessment on House and Grounds, 20, 0007. ; Wheel Tax, 8, 0007. ; Shop and Stall Tax, 7, 0007. There are also some miscellaneou...s duties, such as stamps, &c. VIEW OF BOMBAY. 143 " Cooly Christians, " who were chiefly engaged in fishing. The dwellings of these different classes were not fixed in separate quarters of the town, but placed indiscriminately. The town was a mile in length. The houses were low, and for the most part thatched; a few only, which had heen huilt by Portuguese or English, being of substantial construction. None of the windows were glazed ; but in many, oyster-shells were used as a substitute for glass.
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