16$
sion he generally receives from the father of the son-in-
law a few coppers and a small quantity of corn.
The wife a Hali, as a rule, serves in the house of
her husband's master. Her usual duties are to fetch wa-
ter from the well, cleanse the vessels and occasionally
grind corn. Besides this, she has to cleanse the stable
every day and remove the dung from the shed to the
manure-pit. For these services she is paid 3 to 6
rupees per mensem, and given a pair of garments worth
about Rs. 8 per annum. In the transplanting and reap-
ing season, besides doing housework she works as a farm-
hand on the field of her master and receives regular
wages.
The son of a Hali, if old enough, is engaged by the
master as a herdsman. He is expected to take the cat-
tle every morning out to graze on the common pasture or
in the compounds reserved for them. Every day the boy
returns at about two in the afternoon, and goes back
at about three with the cattle to return after sunset. Some-
times, however, when he takes the cattle a very long
distance to graze he does not return for the recess but
comes back only in the evening. For rendering this ser-
vice he receives a loaf along with some vegetable or pickle
every morning and Rs. 12 per annum in cash.
Thus regular employment is provided to the Halt's
family. Over and above this, he is allowed the usufruct
of a piece of land varying from 3 to 7 gunthas without pay-
ing land revenue, and also allowed to erect a cottage on
his master's land without being charged any rent for it.
Assuming that a Hali works for 360 days, and taking
into account all payments made to him in kind and cash,
the following will be his receipts as wages per annum :
Rs. As. Ps.
(a) 1 maunds of nagli @ 1 loaf of nagli-ikmr
given every day, weighing | seer ..1500
(}>) Some vegetable or pulse given with each
loaf per day @ 0-0-3 each .... 580
(c) 40 maunds of paddy @ one ntiaund for nine
days9 wages @ 2-0-0 per rad. . . . SO 0 0