444 AN ACCOUNT OF THE NATIONS, &c.

the boundaries of the Kuban. The Abaflines, however, havelately been prevailed upon to pay one ruble for every cart-loadof falt, which they fetch from the lakes within the boundary,and of which their herds confume confiderable quantities;while, on the contrary, the tribes living beyond the Lines areftill permitted to export this commodity, without paying anyduty to the Government.

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