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to the east, and only about 2 or 300 yards distant, and the Jail is on the opposite
side of the road to them. There is no artificial drainage from any of these
places, which were extremely filthy, and the smell from them was very bad.
The remainder of the tanners are located in Venkatpura Peth on the windward
side of the town. There are also 9 dyers, 2 of whom are dyers in Indigo,
and the remainder in kasumba. They are all small places, but the Indigo vats
should not be allowed inside the houses. None of these persons who carry on
an offensive trade are licensed.
32. There is one large fruit and vegetable market belonging to the Muni
- c i p a l i t y i n S a d a s h i v P e t h i n w h i c h t h e r e a r e 2 8 4 s t a l l s ; b u t o n M o n d a y a m a r k e t
for the sale of grain, &c., is held on the open space in front of the old Palace; and
on Thursdays and Saturdays on the site of the old Jail in Shanwar Peth.
33. The fish and mutton market is also in Sudashiv Peth on the bank of a
nullah. It simply consists of an open space enclosed by a brick and tiled build
- i n g i n w h i c h t h e r e a r e 1 4 s t a l l s f o r m u t t o n b u t c h e r s a n d1
0
f o r t h e v e n d o r s o f
dry fish. There are 34 mutton butchers in the town, and about 8 sheep and
goats are slaughtered daily. The so-called slaughter-yard is on the bank of
the nullah where the ground has been paved, but no arrangements have been
made for the catching of blood, &c. It was indescribably filthy at the time of
my visit. Pieces of offal mingled with the half liquid contents of the intes
- t i n e s w e r e s e e n f l o w i n g d o w n t o t h e n u l l a h . T h e f i l t h i s s u p p o s e d t o b e
removed by a halalcore, but, at all events, it had not been removed on the morning
I inspected it.
34. These markets are a source of considerable revenue, as I find that in
1872-73 they brought in a maximum sum of Rs. 2,746 by way of fees. Last
year only Rs. 1,918 were realized under this item.
35. The principal grains sold in the market are rice, jowari, and bajri,
and dhall, toor, gram, mung, massur, besides ghee, are much used as food in this
District. Vegetables seem to grow well in Satara, and the market is well supplied
36. There are no separate stables for milch cattle in Satara. The owners.
keep them by twos or threes in their houses, or in sheds at the back. All such
places inspected were extremely filthy, as there are no drains to carry off the
urine, &c.
3 7 . T h e n u m b e r o f a n i m a l s c o u n t e d a t t h e C e n s u s w i l l b e s e e n b e l o w : —
Bullocks.
COWS.
Mi l ch Buf f al oes .
Bull
Buffaloes.
Horses and
Ponies.
Mares. Donkeys. Sheep and
Goats.
T o t a l .
908
946
852
169
371
35
242
522
4,045
The number of these animals is of course an important item in the hot weather,
as it is difficult to supply them with water in the town, and in some cases they
are taken down to the Vena River. I observed with disgust that the cattle
acted as scavengers and ate human ordure whenever they could find it; and as
most of the lanes were defiled in this way, they had no lack of this disgusting
food .
38. There are no burial or burning places inside the town. Low caste
Hindus and Musalmans (Sunis) are buried below Genda Mal to the north
of the town. The Boris . (Shins) have an enclosed graveyard near Karanji.
All Hindu corpses are carried along the principal road out of the town past the
Residency and between the barracks to Máhuli, where they are burnt, and the
ashes are thrown into the river Krishna. The dead of the Lingayats are also