PLACES OF INTEREST

KASARA.

Ka'sa ra in Shahapur, with, in 1881, a population of 1057, is a station on the north-east branch of the Peninsula railway about twenty-two miles north-east of Shahapur. Before the opening of the railway through the Tal pass, Kasara was a large trade centre; since then it has greatly fallen off. It has a rest-house both for Europeans and natives. The station traffic returns show an increase in passengers from 12,120 in 1873 to 18,203 in 1880, and in goods from 907 to 1484 tons. In 1824 the village was deserted and the Collector had to remit assessment and settle a guard in the village to induce the people to come back. [ Mr. W. B. Mulock, C. S.] This attempt seems to have failed. Two years later, Captain Clunes notices it as a deserted place with one well. He remarks that the settlement of Kasara, whose people had fled during the two previous years because of the oppressive system of pressing labourers, would be a great gain to troops and travellers. Though called Kasara the railway station is at Mokhovane about two miles to the south.