What was the Blandongdiensten system?

What was the Blandongdiensten system?

Ans.

(i) In Indonesia, the Dutch imposed rents on the land which was cultivated in forests.

(ii) Certain villages were exempted from paying taxes but in return they had to work

collectively to provide free labour and buffaloes for cutting and transporting timber.

(iii) This was known as the Blandongdiensten system.