The Calcutta Weekly Notes. Monday June 30 1919

was the nature of land laws in the Hindu Period what was it like when the Mahomedans were the sovereigns of the country what was the nature of the machinery for the collection of rent in those periods the principle of assessment and collection what was the origin. [...] of the present zemindary system what was the polity of the Mahomedans as regards the collection of the revenue from the land? [...] between the Moguls and the Pathans fight the country it was the number of foreigners between the rulers of Bengal and the rulers of non-Indian.Mahomedans who became at 'Orissa of Cooch Behar of Tipperah of Assam times the occupants of the musnad of Bengal. [...] According to the laws of the Visigoths the King was to be elected but at that time the election had become a nominal matter the Kingship had become a gift in the hands of the Bishops who practically ruled the country through their coucils. [...] Bearing in mind the state of the country during the Pathan period the area over whicb the Mahomedans had any permanent or secure hold their own internal dissensions the constant changes of leaders among themselves and the strength of the several Hindu -Rajahs I do not think we shall he far wrong if we take the gram and bhumi adhipati system in the areas where the Mahmedans held permanent sw