case  of  paddy  lands  the  tax  amounts  to  nearly  the  same  pro-
portion of  the  full  grain-rent,  that  is,  half,  three-tenths,  or  one-
tenth  of  the  quantity  of  seed  required  to  sow  the  land,  the
full  grain-rent  being  represented  by  an  average  of  three
times  the  quantity  of  seed.  If  the  Kundapauttom  of  the
alienated  garden  was  fanams  100,  the  rajabogum  or  karum  or
tax  would  be  nearly  16^  or  12  j  fanams  ;  in  the  case  of  paddy
lands,  if  the  land  was  one  parah  khandum,  that  is,  a  block  of
land  which  would  require  one  parah  of  seed,  the  full  grain-rent
would  be  3  parahs.  The  light  tax  chargeable  would  be  only  ^^
A"?  "i~o  of  one  parah.  Even  if  the  mortgage  is  afterwards
redeemed  by  the  Jenmi,  the  light  tax  continues  on  the  land  for
ever  and  at  the  same  rate.  The  only  variation  is  for  worse ;
for  if  the  mortgagee  dies  heirless,  the  Sircar  seizes  the  tenure,
transfers  the  land  to  the  head  Sircar,  and  pays  to  the  Jenmi
or  landlord  the  residue  of  rent  or  mitchavarom  if  any  was
paid  to  him  by  the  deceased.  Again,  if  the  land  is  abandoned
(Mrthul)  by  the  kanom  holder  on  account  of  its  becoming  unfit
for  cultivation,  from  various  causes,  it  is  at  once  transferred
to  Sircar  and  granted  as  a  new  Sircar  pattom  tenure  if  it  is  ever
reclaimed.  A  Jenmi,  as  a  rule,  never  alienates  absolutely
(Uttipare)  except  to  other  Jenmies,  Brahmins  or  Davasoms
(pagodas).
