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II. we are told that every officer about to visit Kash- 

 mir " should engage, before proceeding, a sufficient 

 number of ponies or mules for the conveyance of his 

 baggage ; " which is tantamount to saying that no one 

 need put in a claim for getting any coolies, ponies, or 

 mules by the way. In Eule VI. they are told to 

 encamp only at the fixed stages and encamping- 

 grounds. In Eule X. it is said that "when going 

 out on shooting excursions, visitors are to take car- 

 riage and supplies with them." Eule XV. is amusing, 

 considering the high moral tone of the British sub- 

 altern : " Officers are not allowed to take away with 

 them, either in their service or with their camps, any 

 subjects of the Maharajah, without obtaining permis- 

 sion and a passport from the authorities." I have 

 heard of one visitor who tried to take away a Kash- 

 miri damsel by putting her in a Jtilta, or wicker- 

 basket used for carrying loads in, but the smuggling 

 Avas detected. This rule does not prevent the bagnios 

 all over India being filled with Kashmiri women ; 

 and a regular slave-traffic goes on, most of the good- 

 looking girls being taken out of Kashmir at an early 

 age ; but of course, the morals of the British officer 

 must be looked after. He is also by Eule XVI. 

 made responsible for the debts incurred by his ser- 

 vants, which is rather hard, as most Indians make 

 a rule of getting into debt up to the full amount 

 of their credit. In Eule XVII., all visitors are told, 

 in italics, " All presents to be refused. Presents of 



