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obviate any bad feeling that might have arisen in consequence. 

 None had visited Maulamyne that season, and it was said they declin- 

 ed bringing their cattle down any more. It was important that mea- 

 sures should be adopted to ensure the continuance of our supplies 

 from thaf country, and Dr. R. was directed to extend his visit on 

 this occasion to Zimmay. 



He started on the 6th March, 1 834, and travelling nearly the same 

 route as that by which he had returned from his first visit, he reach- 

 ed Labong on the 1st April, having, when near that place, encounter- 

 ed the same petty delays as before, on the ground of preparing for his 

 reception, and ascertaining from the astrologers a lucky day for his 

 arrival. 



" On the 1st of April started in the morning for Labong ,- and though the 

 Thoogyee of Passony 92 was with me at starting, neither he nor any of th» 

 neighbouring head-men accompanied me. One man ran before to shew me the 

 road. Reached Labong about noon, and on arriving at the temporary houses 

 or tays 93 , for which I had waited three days, found only three small ones for 

 the people, which might have been put up in three hours. No house for myself, 

 and no one there to receive me. This was all so unlike my reception on my 

 last visit, that I sent the interpreter to Chow-Hoca to say, if they did not 

 wish to see me, I was ready to return. He assumed auger and surprise that I 

 had arrived without his being made aware of it ; said he had ordered the head 

 people of the villages to accompany me, and when half way to run out and let 

 him know, when he would be at the tays in time to receive me. The same 

 reason was given for not building me a house, as on my last visit ; viz. that as 

 I had a tent, they did not think I would occupy it ; but he immediately called 

 the people who had put up the sheds, and gave them orders to set about a house, 

 which they commenced at once. 



11 The Chow-Houa sent some officers to wait on me, with a request to know 

 when I wished to see Chow-tche-Weet. I expressed a wish to see him 

 to-morrow, as the approach of the rains would necessarily make my stay shorter 

 than I wished. I hear loud complaints on all sides of the rascality of the Ben- 

 galees who have come up lately from Maulamyne to purchase cattle, and the 

 people who last visited Maulamyne are very inveterate against the contractor 

 (Shek Abdullah) for supplying cattle to the troops, and declare their determi- 

 nation never to return so long as he continues to be the " Gomanie," — as the 

 first bullocks were taken by the Commissariat on the Company's account ; 

 and he being now the only purchaser, they believe him to be the Company, 

 (Gomanie). 



" On the morning of the 5th, the officers of the court, and some people with 

 silver calats (salvers) for the presents and Mr. Blundell's letter, came to 

 conduct me to the Tso-boas 94 . They preceded me, followed by the people who 

 accompanied me, about 40 in number, dressed in their gayest putsos, thirteen 

 of them each carrying a musket. On arrival at my former place of audience, 

 I found no sheds erected, and that I was to be received in the house (query, 

 palace ?) of the chief, I dismounted at the gate Chow Rajaboot ; the Keintoung 



