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proceedings, and had despatched some of his people for that purpose, 

 but these Semkur Cacharees minded not his orders, and he had not 

 the means at hand of enforcing them. * * * * The Upper 

 Rengmah Naga chiefs now arrived, bringing with them their lall bundee 

 of cloths, all excepting seven ; which seven I directed the chiefs to 

 give to the Subadar at Dhemapoor, who would forward them on to me. All 

 the chiefs but one were present ; the absent chief's village being three 

 days' march from Mohung, the Kutkees did not reach that distance. I 

 however told the others, (his brethren,) to tell the absent chief to take 

 his cloth to the Subadar at Dhemapoor. These chiefs complained 

 against those of the Jokophang tribe, for allowing the Abor Nagas, 

 when the latter came in their marauding expedition against the Rengmas, 

 to rest in their (the Jokophang) village, and showing them the route 

 to the Rengmah villages, and in some instances joining these Abors, 

 and fighting with them. I hereupon took the Jokophang chiefs to task, and 

 informed them, that I would hold them responsible for any further ag- 

 gressions against these Rengmah Nagas, for without their assistance, I 

 was firmly of opinion, that the Abors could not come thus far to commit 

 these marauding expeditions. The Jokophang Nagas replied, that they 

 were a small village, and when the Abors came, they always came in large 

 numbers ; and that they, to save themselves, had shewn the route to 

 the Rengmah villages, but had never once joined such parties of Abors 

 with the intention of looting. I told them that when the Abors again 

 came to their village not to allow them to remain, but to inform the 

 Subadar at Dhemapoor, who was but one day's march from Jokophang, 

 and who would protect both them and the Rengmah Nagas ; they agreed 

 to this arrangement. I gave them some presents and their dismissal. 

 The Rengmah chiefs were willing to accompany me to Golaghat, but 

 said that now it was too late for them, as they were about to commence 

 their crops, they would prefer therefore paying me a visit at Golaghat 

 early this approaching cold season. The whole of the Rengmah Nagas 

 were formerly under one chief, but about the time of the Burmese 

 invasion, separated. Seven villages remained in their old hills, and seven 

 villages went over towards Mohung ; the former trade with the Assa- 

 mese at Golaghat, the latter with Assamese, Cacharees, and Meekirs at 

 Mohung, and below that village. Having now executed all I had or 



