The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

published - extracts on Nagas from 'Assam Administration Report'

caption: Naga Hills District
caption: Relations with Tributary States and Frontier Affairs
caption: Arms Act
medium: reports
production:
date: 1897
production:
date: 1898
text: 64. The following statement shows the number of gun licenses held for the year and the classes of persons by which they were held:
text: --------------------------------------------------------------
Angami___|_Lhota___|Kacha____|Kuki_____|Mikirs_etc.|_Ao______|
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new_|r'nd|new_|r'nd|new_|r'nd|new_|r'nd|new_|r'nd__|new_|r'nd|
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3___|446_|-___|24__|-___|67__|-___|101_|4___|411___|1___|9___|
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text: -------------------------------
Sema_____|_Rengma__|_Total___|
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new_|r'nd|new_|r'nd|new_|r'nd|
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1___|21__|-___|35__|9___|1114|
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text: In the previous year there were 1,123 licenses in force, and 10 licences which were not renewed by the licensees. In 1897, 1,114 licences were renewed, 5 remained unrenewed at the close of the year, and 14 were cancelled for various reasons. Four of the 9 new licenses taken out were issued to Mikirs and plains people. There were 44 cases under the Arms Act during the year, against 7 in the previous year. The accused in all these cases were convicted.
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