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little chance of doing any thing in this direction, without the assistance 

 of the Namsang and Burdwar Chiefs, who shew any thing but a readi- 

 ness to give it. 



On the 8th of April, a complaint was made to Mr. Bedford at Jai- 

 pore, by the Baufera Nagas, who stated that two men and a woman 

 belonging to their village, had been put to death in Horoo Mootoon. 

 An enquiry was immediately directed ; and on the 24th of May, the 

 Naga Chowtangs of both villages came before me, and stated that the 

 parties put to death were slaves, who had run away from Baufera, and 

 that according to the Naga custom, they had very properly been put to 

 death. The Baufera Chowtang said, that this should have taken place 

 in presence of both parties, and on the borders, and not at Horoo 

 Mootun, but that the matter had been settled amicably among them- 

 selves. 



On the 1st of May the Chowtang of Jaboka reported that he was 

 fearful of being attacked by the Abors of Seuhoon, Roodooa, Kyouting, 

 Poomau and Mijuo. A guard from the Assam militia was offered for 

 their protection, but the Chowtang said it was unnecessary ; that the 

 village could take care of itself till the rains were over ; and if matters 

 were not adjusted then, he would make another report. 



Before concluding this report, it may be convenient to refer to my 

 reports of the 15th September 1841, and 9th April 1842, regarding the 

 habits of the Nagas, their defences, arms, &c. and to observe that the 

 observations made therein, will apply generally to the tribes I met 

 with in my present tour. The villages we met with in the tour, are in 

 general, large and thickly populated, the largest may contain from 4000 

 to 5000 inhabitants, and few could have had less than 2000. 



The Naga country lying between the Diko and Dyang, is divided 

 into six Dwars, as follows : Namsang, Dopdar, Charingaya or Asringiya, 

 Hatheegurhiya, Dyungiya and Paneephat. A list of villages comprised 

 in these Dwars, is appended. 



The Nagas of Namsang Dwar enter the plains in Gelakee, and ex- 

 change cotton, cloths, ginger, pepper and beetlenut, for salt, rice, dhan, 

 daws, cattle, poultry, and dried fish. These are the principal articles of 

 exchange in all the other Dwars ; but raw cotton is brought down by the 

 westerly Dwars, particularly by the Paneeput or Lotah tribes; this 

 cotton, or the bulk of it, is exchanged in the first instance by the above 



