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2. persmn to hold an Abdagir, for which a separate allowance was made by the State. In regard to the gement of trade, the Selections show that Encouragement to in Balaji Bajirao's time, the Punna Diamond mines trade. in Bundelkhand were Worked to advantage under concessions granted by the Peishws. Traders from Arabia were encouraged to settle in the Konkan ports. Their trade was chiefly in horses, and they were allowed to enter the territory free of Cu toms duty. Similar favours were shown to the European traders who sought admission for their goods into the country. Liberal concessions were made for enlarging the limits of the more Prosperous towns by grant of land, exemptions, and Vatans to those who undertook to bring foreign settlers and induced them to build new h, uses, and open new Bazars. The silk and embroidery industry of Poona Was entirely due to the encouragement given to the foreign settlers from Barhanpur, Paithan, and other towns to come and live under the Peish wa’s protection on house-sites which were granted free to them. Individual merchants were encouraged in large towns to open shops with the help of Government advances. The prosperity of Poona attracted a large numeber of people to come and settle there of their own accord, so that Poona, which was before 1748 only a small Kasba town, developed into the Proportions of a city, which it now exhibits in its l6suburbs or Peiths, all of them established by private citizens under State patronage, and named after the principal Sardars or of the members of the Peishwa family. Reference has already been made to the Dakshima gant paid to Shastris, Pundits and Vaidiks. This Dakshima Was insituted in the first instance by the Sena Dati Kh: Enconragement when, on the de th inderao Dabhade, and of learing. ** in of that oficer, his resources were curtailed, the charity was Taken over by the State into its own hands. Disbursements increased from to year, till the rose to Rs. 60, 000 in Nama Badıma vis? time. These Disi, y Redeemed to a certain exten the reprehensible illna, grants Bajirao II’s charities. Stravagance of Learned Sanskrit sell. of India-from Bengal, Mithil Oro Behar Scholars from all parts Sy as also 始 rom the South, the Telangan, Dravid and the Karnat; to Poona, and were honoured with dis;. 'latic-flocked Securing to them position highly a reciated. So ూ }; y 郡 * 覽 晶 ome four lacs of "Աpees were : Jiao 11 in his charities he oil; 'le ordinary Brahmi Extension of Poona. -