308 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [July, 1906. 
took the Upper Tromo administration as its model, and the two 
Commissioners deputed (the T'a-Lama and the Lhalu Shapa) in- 
troduced it with certain modifications. 
Although, therefore, the system, as it exists in Lower Tromo, 
is of no historical interest, it is interesting as shewing the altera- 
tions which were made from the original system of Upper Tromo, 
and also from the fact that the Tibetan Government gave the 
Kongdus a banner as their insignia of office, similar to that held 
in their own right by the Upper Tromo Kongdus. The Lower 
Tromo Kongdus have also, on their own account, adopted some of 
Kighteen Tsho-pas were appointed to represent the eleven villages 
£ Lower Tromo, and from these the Kongdus are selected in rota- 
tion: the first three for the first year, the next three for the second, 
and so on, so that all the list is worked through in six years and 
the office then comes back to the first three again. Any ’sho-pa 
going Kongdus, and the Thri-pa keeps the banner in his house 
They also take an oath before the banner to administer justice 
iti actin. Pettis HP aa Og non je is Ss 
