Formerly the classification of the elephants was never attended to; hence in feeding them a large quantity of the stores was wasted. But when His Majesty, soon after lifting the veil,* commenced to care for the happiness of his subjects, this matter was properly inquired to, and wise regulations were issued for guidance. 1. Mast elephants. Large ones get daily 2 mans 24 sers; middle-sized, 2 m. 19 s.; small ones, 2 m. 14 s. 2. Shergírs. Large ones, 2 m. 9 s.; middle-sized ones, 2 m. 4 s.; small ones, 1 m. 39 s. 3. Sádahs. Large ones, 1 m. 34 s.; middle-sized ones, 1 m. 29 s.; small ones, 1 m. 24 s. 4. Manjholahs. Large ones, 1 m. 22 s.; middle-sized ones, 1 m. 20 s.; small ones, 1 m. 18 s. 5. Karhas. Large ones, 1 m. 14 s.; middle-sized ones, 1 m. 9 s.; small ones, 1 m. 4 s. 6. P'handurkiyas. Large ones, 1 m.; middle-sized ones, 36 s.; small ones, 32 s. 7. Mokals. Large ones, 26 s.; middle-sized ones, 24s; third class, 22 s.; fourth class, 20 s.; fifth class, 18 s.; sixth class, 16 s.; seventh class, 14 s.; eighth class, 12 s.; ninth class, 10 s.; tenth class, 8 s.

Female elephants have been divided into four classes, viz., large ones, middle-sized ones, small ones, Mokals. The first two classes are divided into three; the third, into four; the fourth, into nine subdivisions. 1. Large ones. Big, 1 m. 22 s.; middling, 1 m. 18 s.; small ones, 1 m. 14 s. 2. Middle-sized ones. Big, 1 m. 10 s.; middling, 1m. 6s.; small, 1m. 2s. 3. Small ones. Big, 37 s.; middling, 32 s.; small, 27 s.; still smaller, 22 s. 4. Mokals. First class, 22 s.; second, 20 s.; third, 18 s.; fourth, 16 s.; fifth, 14 s.; sixth, 12 s.; seventh, 10 s.; eighth, 8 s.; ninth, 6 s.