"Chubdar are men who carry a long silver stick, and do nothing but go before palenqueen, carry messages, or announce visitors. Keeping Chubdars is a piece of state allowed by the black people only to officers of dignity in the state; and by the English is confined to the council and filed officers. The Banian’s wage is the most considerable, and depends on the situation of his master. The wages of the other servants differ according to their quality: a Consummah, Cook, &c. have thirty, twenty, or ten rupees a month; the others less; and some of the lowest order not more than three or four rupees. None of the servants ever eat, drink, or sleep in their master’s house; nor will either Hindoos or Mahomedans eat of any thing which goes from their master’s table. It is impossible to avoid inconvenience of a multitude of servants; for if you lessen the number but one, they have a thousand tricks to distress you; and from your head Banian to the lowest Mussall Chie in your family, all are combined to oblige you to keep the number which they deem proportioned to your rank."