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from Garee\ On being further questioned, they stated that no Sirdar 

 had arrived at Garee for the purpose of pointing out the ancient 

 boundary between Ladak and the Chinese territory. As these men 

 were despatched by the Governor of Garee, their statement may be 

 taken as a full confirmation of the report, which I mentioned in my last 

 letter, that no Chinese boundary Commissioners had arrived at Garee. 



3. In the absence of any Chinese boundary Commissioners, we are 

 left to follow out the instructions contained in the 5th para, of Mr. 

 Secretary Elliot's Letter, No. 249 of 2/th July last, to my address, 

 " that the Commissioners should individually use their best endeavors 

 to increase the bounds of our geographical knowledge." It was with 

 this view that Lieut. Strachey, continued his course down the Parang 

 river, while Dr. Thomson and myself took the direct road to Haule, 

 over the Lanak Pass. I annex a sketch map which will show the route 

 which we have already surveyed, and those which we propose to follow 

 as far as Leh. From Dunyar, on the Parang river, Lieut. Strachey 

 will follow the course of the stream as far as Akche ; we shall thus ob- 

 tain an actual survey of the whole course of the Parang, or Para river, 

 with the exception of about 25 miles between Akche and Khyure. From 

 Akche Lieut. Strachey will proceed to Haule, over the liudhpu Pass, 

 and so connect his survey with mine. 



4. From Haule Dr. Thomson and myself propose to follow the 

 course of the Haule river to its junction with the Indus, thence passing 

 by the sulphur and borax mines, (which we shall carefully examine) we 

 will take the high road to Leh by the Tung lung Pass and Giah. This 

 was the arrangement that was agreed upon with Lieut. Strachey, before 

 he parted from us : as by the time that he will reach Haule, the season 

 will be so far advanced that the only road open to him will be that along 

 the bed of the Indus, which will accordingly survey down to Leh ; 

 we shall thus have two routes surveyed in detail from Haule to Leh. 

 If, however, Lieut. Strachey should be able to penetrate to the east- 

 ward from Haule, according to his instructions, he will inform me of 

 the same, and I)r Thomson and myself will then take the river road, 

 and survey the course of the Indus from the borax mines down to Leh. 



5. I beg further to report to you that neither of the Agents appoint- 

 ed by Maharajah Gulab Singh, has yet arrived, nor have we any certain 

 intelligence of (heir approach Had there been any Chinese Comrnis- 



