CHIEFS' JURISDICTIONARY POWERS considerably more than five thousand square miles of country, of which more than three thousand square miles is Junagadh territory, Porbandar being the most important State after it. Bhavnagar takes up more than half of the 4200 square miles comprising Gohelwad, Palitana being the State of next importance in the Prant. Jhalawad is of nearly equal size with Gohelwad, and Dhrangadhra, Limbdi, and Wadhwan are its three largest States. As the States differ in size and importance, the powers of their chiefs differ also. These powers are arranged in seven classes. Chiefs of the first- and second-class States can exercise civil jurisdiction to any extent, while those of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth classes may only entertain suits in their courts the values of which are below Rs.20,000, Rs.10,000, Rs.5000, and Rs.500 respec- tively. Chiefs of the seventh class have no civil juris- diction. In criminal matters first-class chiefs may try for capital offences any person except a British subject, while second- class chiefs may try only their own subjects. The powers of a third-class State extend to the infliction of seven years5 rigorous imprisonment, and fine amounting to Rs.10,000. In fourth- and fifth-class States only three and two years5 imprisonment, with fines of Rs.5000 and Rs.2000 respectively, may be given to offenders, while in States of the sixth class only three months' rigorous imprisonment can be given, while a fine may not exceed Rs.200, The powers of a seventh-class chief are still less, for they are limited to the infliction of rigorous imprison- ment for fifteen days and of fines of Rs.25. Besides the jurisdictional chiefs there are a number of petty rulers whose non-jurisdictional States are grouped into Thana circles, the control of which is vested in the Political Agents, who are represented in these circles by subordinate officers known as Thanadars. Many of the States over which jurisdiction is thus exercised are 257 B