1842.] Mineral Resources of India. 817 



it does not occur to us that the scheme can be attended with any 

 ill consequences to the collection. We are informed that iron is already 

 manufactured within the limits they describe. We are, &c. 



George Vansittart, 

 John Bathoe, 

 Burdwan, Alexander Higginson, 



The \5tk August, 1774. Charles Fleetwood. 



The following Resolution was passed on the Burdwan Report : — 



Resolved, — That in consequence of the opinion given by the Chief 

 and Provincial Council of Burdwan, a lease be granted to Messrs. 

 Sumner and Heatly, upon the terms of which we have already approved, 

 and with the following Resolutions. 



First. — That they shall not compel people to work for them. 



Second. — That they do not erect gunges or golahs of any kind, but 

 be allowed only to establish bazars for the use of the people whom they 

 may employ, and those subject to such regulations or occasional orders 

 as the Chief and Provincial Council of Burdwan may think proper 

 to issue. 



Third. — That the Europeans or any other persons employed by 

 Messrs. Sumner and Heatly, shall be liable to be recalled by the Chief 

 and Provincial Council of Burdwan, without a reason assigned. 



Fourth. — That they shall not receive or grant protection to any ryots 

 who may desert from the farmers or officers of Government, with 

 balances due on account of the rents, on penalty of forfeiting in every 

 such instance treble the amount of the balances which shall be claim- 

 ed as due from the said ryots by the Chief and Council of Burdwan. 



Fifth. — That they shall at all times submit to and agree to abide by 

 the judgment of the Board or of the Provincial Council of Burdwan, 

 in cases referred to the said Council, without any other appeal. 



Sixth. — That they shall not transfer the grant to any other persons, 

 unless by express permission of the Board ; but in the event of their 

 abandoning the undertaking, surrender it again to the President and 

 Council of Fort William. 



Ordered, — -That the Secretary do transmit a copy of these Resolu- 

 tions, together with our former Resolutions of the lith instant to 



