1920. ] Dacca Diaries. 145. 
deegurs | ete were taken up and whip’d and putt in irons for 
haveing presumed to work for us after they had signed Mut- 
chalkaes not to do so and the Delolls and Picars were obliged 
to sign fresh obligations not to come near our Factory nor do 
any business with us without his leave : in short, all our busi- 
ness was entirely stop’d. This our Vacqueel complained of to. 
the Nabob as a great injustice and demanded him to do us 
justice, which he said he would do, but as yett we have been 
payment of 2000 Rs to be made on the Ist of February and 
declared he would not recede from this nor shall our business. 
go on till we comply. 
We being now met to take into consideration the un- 
happy situation of our affairs. These demands appear 
all the officers of the Government will be new and if we 
comply with this extravagant demand of Serasdee Mahmud, 
the new Nabob and all the new officers of the Government 
will expect their usuall presents to be enhanced in like pro- 
ortion which will make the charges Durbar amount to an 
extravagant sum not to be borne either by ve Company's 
trade or the private trade. Moreover, as we have been im- 
peeded this whole month our business is thrown greatly back 
and what cloth we have wants a great deal of work to be 
done to it and we seeing no likelihood of Serasdee Mahmud 
the operation.” Taylor: Cotton Manufacture of Dacca. 
A Coondegur is practically a calenderer. 
