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480 11. State Income - The Primary source of income was from cultivable lands, most of shich were considered to be the sole property of the state. Generally the state got 3 of the gross produce. - o After they had accepted pension from the British, they held under their possession.19,728 acres of cultivable lands called the Mokasa Estate. The income under the Maratha Rulers and under the Company too, consisted of Land Revenue, Salt Tax, Customs duties, Tobacco, Abkāry, Moturpha and Sayer. Besides these there were the postal income, the stamp duty, the mint duties and smaller sources of income as the Kodikkal, the Navaratri tax, the Deepavali tax, the Sankranti tax, the tax on fishing and the fines levied by the courts. The Tarangambadi Topha was also an additional income. 12. The Coins coins of various denominations were in circulation. The Phulivarahan, the Chakram, the Fanam, and the Kasu were legal tandar. Thirty Kasus make a Fanam, 24 Fanams make a Chennappattanam Silver Fanam, 4 such Fanarus make a Chakram and 4; Chakrams or 45 Fanams make a Phulivarahan. There were also Phulivarahans of the value of 24 Chakrams. coins called Periya Fanam, Chinna Fanam and half Fanam were also in circulation. Some coins called Parangipettai Varahan and Nagapattinam Varahan of varied value were also in currency. | Mohurs which were gold. coins were accepted in Government Treasuries. There were five rupee Mohurs, full Mohurs and half Mohurs, the value of the full Mohur being Rs. 15. - Madurai Chakram was also legal tender and it was valued at 1 chakram and 21's Fanams. The value of the Rupee in terms of Chakrams used to vary from 54 to 64 Fanarms. 48 tuttu or 64 pies or 192 pîes made a rupee. There were anna coins and # and 4 rupee coins. - - In foreign exchange, a Phulivarahan was exchanged for 8. Shilting and six pence in 1807 and 7 sh. and 3 pence in 1808, i. -