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Quit-rent originally implied freedom from liability to military service. The tax was imposed on all the inhabitants residing within the town walls and for the lands that were situated in the Fort, Old Town, New Town and in Colaba. The area covered by this tenure, according to Colonel Laughton, was 973 acres and 682 square yards.
