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Further, it shall be free to every tenant, after he has planted 

 his ground with fruit trees, or cultivated it, to dispose of the same 

 to another person, without paying to the land-holders the ten per 

 cent. 



We renew, against this extortion, the proclamation of the Gov- 

 ernor and Director Jan Ckans, bearing date 14th December, 1773, 

 and enforce the penalty of 500 Rix dollars denounced in that pub- 

 lication against the transgressor of this order, tha one half of which 

 amount will go to the poor funds and the other to the informer. 



It is understood by this, that in the event of a tenant wishing 

 to dispose of his plantation, or transfer it to another, the land-hold- 

 er shall have the preference on paying down the sum offered by 

 another. 



And that no one may plead ignorance, this publication will be 

 published in the Dutch, Portuguese, Malay and Chinese languages. 



20th May, 1819. 



APPENDIX V. 



EVIDENCE OF TITLE. 

 SPECIMENS OF DUTCH DOCUMENTS. 



I.—" PKOPEIETOK'S " GBANT. 



Goveet van Hooen, Governor and Director of the Town and 

 Portress of Malacca, in the place of the late Inche Hollanda, 

 Malay Translator and Writer of the East India Company, to whom 

 the land of Battan Tiga, extending in length from Tanjong Broasto 

 Cooleban Pekeneno* and in breadth on the north side extending to 

 Eertam, was given for the good of this place, not only to cultivate 

 it, but especially to settle it in order that no evil-minded or other dis- 

 reputable people may have harbourage in the said land. Wow as the 

 said grantee is some time since dead ; so it is that from a good mo- 



* Klebang kechil. 



