পাতা:বংশ-পরিচয় (তৃতীয় খণ্ড) - জ্ঞানেন্দ্রনাথ কুমার.pdf/৭৩৪

(tOR 3 f5 DD BBK KEEY LLuL GBBD DDD DBDBSJS "When he (Radhanath) took over the management of the Estate for a second time, he could do no better than before and in January 1797, he already owed Rs 69, 677-on account of the arear of revenue. The decree went forth from the Board to sell some of his lands. The unfortunate young man was then only twenty years of age, but neither Mr. Bird ( the collector ) nor the Board appear to have hesitated as to the propriety of breaking up the great Dinajpur Estate. The first sale was cancelled for informality; but in February 1798, inspite of the collector's certifying that owing to drought the rayats had not been able to pay their rents, further sales were ordered, and yet at the end of the B3ngalee year ( April 1798) more than half a lakh of revenue reunained unpaid. Month after month instalments became due and lot after lot was sold The Raja was raising money on mortgage while his wife, Rani Tripura sundari, bought lands paying a revenue of nearly Rs 5oooo-and old Ranee Saraswati bought others paying Rs 21517, but little was saved out of the wreck, for by the end of 18oo everything had been sold.' "Whatever may have been the merlts of the policy which broke up this large Estate, there can be