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present occasion was much the same as before ; he is extremely anxious 

 to get possession of the land and beels he formerly held : the land is now 

 I believe either out of cultivation or in the occupation of other parties, 

 and the Berhampooter has carried away one of the beels, and the others 

 have been filled up. It is not easy therefore to restore exactly what 

 he asks for, but an equivalent might be given him in a grant of 30 or 

 40 poorahs of land rent free, in the Government Jykhumcfang Khat, 

 and of one or other of the beels lying between the Diko and the De- 

 sang, near where his own beels were situated. The circumstances 

 under which the Chief lost his possessions in the plains, as detailed in 

 the paragraph to which I have alluded, though giving him no right to 

 compensation from the British Government, are such as call for a 

 liberal consideration of his claim, and I would recommend its being 

 complied with, as the most likely means of securing the attach- 

 ment of a Chief whose influence is very considerable among the tribes 

 in this direction, and who we expect to become estranged if it be re- 

 fused : should it be deemed expedient to make the grant, its continuance 

 after the present Chiefs death might be subject to review whenever that 

 event takes place. 



On the 30th we marched to Kam Sing, a large and well stockaded 

 village, commanding a fine view of the surrounding country ; the Chief 

 is one of the best disposed we met with, and we received from him here, 

 and afterwards, as much assistance as he could give us. The journey 

 occupied us about three hours, the road being for the most part toler- 

 ably level, with a few gentle slopes. 



On the 31st we halted, to enable me to adjust, as far as I could, some 

 feuds that were here brought to notice. The Kam Sing Chief has a 

 feud with the Yungya Abors ; but though I made every effort to get the 

 Chiefs of this tribe brought in, I was unsuccessful : they are however 

 on good terms with the Tubloong Chief, and I am not without hopes that 

 I shall be able to get them to come down to the plains through his 

 influence. He sent his nephew over, who brought in a few Yungya 

 pynes, but they came invested with no authority from the community, 

 and could give no account of the feuds of their clans. 



The Tangsa Abors were brought over by the Kam Sing Chief ; these 

 Abors have been at war with the Namsang Nagas. The origin of the 

 feud was represented by both parties as follows : Some years ago, a 



