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spects to the new Resident, Mr. Garling, who had been appointed in 

 1826. In 1828, Mr. Lewis, Assistant Resident, proceeded to Tabu, 

 the capital (if a village be so called) of Naning 1 , with the view of mak- 

 ing arrangements with the chiefs, for putting that territory on the 

 same footing as the Malacca lands, which, in pursuance of Mr. 

 Fullarton's plans, had been transferred, on the 15th of March, 

 1828, by the private landholders, for the aggregate annual sum 

 of 17,000 Sicca Rupees, to Government, from the 1st of Novem- 

 ber, 1828, but afterwards fixed from the 1st of June, until such period, 

 as the British flag should continue to fly at Malacca. Mr. Lewis was 

 empowered to offer the Panghtdu' the sum of 600 Spanish dollars, 

 and each of the Ampat Sukti, 50 per annum, provided they would con- 

 sent to transfer their lands to Government, in order that the tenth 

 might be levied thereon, as well as on the Malacca lands. 



These proposals met with a refusal. 



In 1829, Mr. Church, Deputy Resident, was sent to Sungi-puttye, 

 on the Naning frontier, to coufer with the Panghuld, with instructions 

 to make known to him that Naning was an integral part of Malacca, 

 and that it was intended by Government to subject it also to the 

 general regulations affecting the rest of the Malacca territory, but 

 directed no immediate levying of this duty. He was further instructed 

 to take a census, and to make it known, that all offenders, except in 

 trivial matters, must be sent down in future to Malacca for trial. Mr. 

 Church, on the part of Government, offered the Panghulti and Ampat 

 Stiku pensions as a compensation. 



The census was allowed to be taken, but the rest of these conditions 

 met with an absolute negative. 



When Mr. Fullarton arrived, he wrote to the PangMlu, who had 

 not presented himself with the annual tribute, summoning him to Ma- 

 lacca, but without effect. An expedition was then proposed to be sent 

 to chastise the sturdy chief j but deferred, pending a reference to the 

 Supreme Government. The Panghulti, still further committed him- 

 self by the forcible and injustifiable seizure of a Duson, at Panchur, 

 within the Malacca boundary, the hereditary property of Inchi Surin. 



This man preferred his plaint to Government, and in consequence 

 another message was dispatched. 



The PangMltis answer set forth a determination to retain the 

 Duson, affirming it to be his own property, and impeaching the right of 

 Government to interfere. A proclamation was now published, declaring, 

 that Abdul Sayad had forfeited all his claims, and was thenceforth no 

 longer PangMlu of Naning. 



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