The Indian I^olicv of the DutcH. 2i 



13. Should any Indian apply to him with complaints 

 of ill-treatment, against other persons, he shall repair 

 with such Indian to the prote6tor, who will then examine 

 and enquire into the complaint and give redress if the 

 case requires it ; all exclusive of the a6tion which the 

 fiscal might think proper to bring against the offender 

 or offenders. 



14. Any white or coloured person above the post who 

 might be desirous to have an Indian woman to live with 

 him, shall acquaint therewith the postholder, who is 

 then to wait on the prote6lor with such woman and her 

 parents or nearest relations, in order that the proteftor 

 may be enabled to enquire and ascertain whether such 

 cohabitation take place with the free consent of the 

 parties and whether the woman is not engaged to some 

 Indian ; and the prote6lor is then either to san6tion or 

 to refuse such cohabitation as he may think right. 



15. Should the postholder be desirous of employing 

 any Indians for clearing wood, or for fishing, or paddling 

 his boat, he shall be at liberty to hire them for that pur- 

 pose, with the consent of the protestor, who shall previ- 

 ously enquire whether such engagement has been entered 

 into voluntarily and who will at the same time inform 

 the Indians that if they are not duly paid as agreed upon 

 they may complain to him. 



16. He shall be present at the annual* distribution of 

 presents to the Indians. 



17. He shall apply from time to time to the prote6lor 

 for the rum he may want for the purpose of giving a 

 dance to the Indians who call upon him. 



18. In case of Indians passing the post to go down the 



* These were afterwards given once in three yearsi 



