The boatman was given a suspended sentence of six months, fined £100 and ordered to enter into a recognisance of £500.
It must be remembered that each ship employs agents, pilots, boatmen, dockers and riggers.
That type of cash flow financing is difficult for the small boatman.
In the present situation, the incomes of hotels, shops, tackle shops and of the estates which pay the wages of boatmen are at risk.
In addition to ghillies, boatmen and keepers directly employed, hotels, self-catering, shops, restaurants and all parts of the rural economy benefit from the angler.
The boatman was prosecuted and received a sentence of five years' imprisonment.
As the zamindars kept a registry of the boats, manjhis, or boatmen belonging to each district, the river toll was useful in the detection of dacoits.
The woman has the river-crossing coming to her because she wants it and a boatman is there to provide it.
