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maining with me three or four days, 

 take their final leave. 



" Article V. Measures are to be 

 taken for the payment of the cash 

 within the limited period. 



" Article VI. My estates are to be 

 granted so as to enable me to rea- 

 lize ten lacs of rupees net revenue, 

 independent of fort expenses. 



" Article VII. The persons belong- 

 ing to my public departments at pi'e- 

 sent shall not be removed unless con- 

 victed of fraud or treason, when it 

 shall be competent for you to re- 

 place them by others. 

 " Aiticle VIII. All persons having 

 Mokassa claims in my districts, 

 shall be taught to look to me and 

 serve me. 



" Articles IX. Articles procurable 

 only at Poona, or at a distance, to 

 the amount of twenty-five thousand 

 rupees (£3,500), are to be sent by 

 government to me, if required, an- 

 nually." 

 " Done in camp, at Anandivalli, the 30th of September I7G7." 



" You may rely on meeting with no 

 obstacleto your wishesin this respect. 

 " Agreed. 



" Article V. Measures have been 

 already adopted, and the period of 

 the payment of the instalments fixed, 

 to the fulfilment of which I pledge 

 myself. 

 " Agreed. 



" Article VI. Your estates, inde- 

 pendently of fort establishments, 

 shall be calculated to yield you ten 

 lacs of rupees without deductions. 

 " Agreed. 



" Article VII. They shall not be 

 removed but for some specific crime. 

 " Agreed. 



♦' Article VIII, Keroji Powar, 

 who is bound to maintain one hun- 

 dred and fifty horse ; and Bandi, 

 one hundred horse, are already in- 

 cluded in the agreement; besides 

 which, one hundred additional horse 

 on the same footing shall be placed 

 at your disposal ; making in all, 

 three hundred and fifty horse. 

 " Agreed. 



" Article IX. Twenty -five thousand 

 rupees worth of goods will be sent 

 to you annually, if demanded, from 

 the next year. 

 " Agreed." 



