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Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 13, p. vi.

IYTRODUCTORY XO YT s same quantity,, but the' quai tity,to be obtainèd'for the same amount of money, In' other. words, prices: in India are quantity prices, not money prices; , When the figure of quantity goes:.wp, this of course means', that the'price has gone down, which; is at first sight, perplexing to an English reader., , It mayf. however, be mentioned that quantity prices are. not altogether, unknown in England, especially at small . shops, where pennyworths of many groceries can be bought: Eggs, likewise, are commonly sold at a :varying number for the shilling. If it be desired to,convert quantity prices from Indian into English denominations without having recourse to money prices (which would often, he misleading), the following 'scale may be adopted-based upon the assumptions that a seer is exactly z lb., and that the value of the -rupee, remains constant at'is. 4d,"r i seer per rupee .- (about) 3 lb. for zs. ; a;seers per rupee = ,(about) b lb, for zs. ; and so on. The name of the unit for square measurement in India generally is the Ligha, which varies greatly in different parts of the country. But areas have always been expressed throughout the Gazetteer eithei in square miles or in acres. MAP HYDERXBXD STATE ¢O i faEe 11, 3O4