Adat Pangkal was the traditional financial return or interest fee paid to a capital sponsor (peutoeha pangkaj) for advancing setup capital to establish a pepper plantation (seunebok lada).
Customary Principles
The pangkaj capital advance consisted of rice, tools, clothing, and cash ($20–25 per 1,000 vines). In return, the sponsor secured exclusive purchasing rights over the crop and a fixed fee per pikul exported (Adat Pangkal). The advance attached to the land as a preferred debt.
See Also
Source
De pepercultuur in Atjeh en onderhoorigheden, H. Heyl, Atjeh Drukkerij en Boekhandel, 1912, pp. 7, 32, 35, 37.