He exercises entire fiscal, judicial, magisterial and police authority over all these districts.

To aid him in all these duties, he has four deputies--one in each district--upon salaries of one hundred and fifty rupees each a-month, with certain fees and perquisites.

To inquire into particular cases, over all these districts, he employs a special deputy, paid out of his own salary.

All the accountants and other writers, employed under him, are appointed by the deputies and favourites of the minister; and, considering themselves as their creatures, they pay little regard to their immediate master, the Nazim.

But over and above these men, from whom he does get some service, he has to pay a good many, from whom he can get none.