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gone by between the two branches of the Beduanda, each claiming 

 the right to elect the Penghiilu, which was settled by the sovereign 

 of Johor giving each the right alternately. 



He at the same time gave distinctive titles to the Penghiilus— to Titles, 

 the one elected from the " Beduanda Jawa" that of " Sedia Baja," 

 to him of the " Beduanda Jakun " that of " Lela Maharaja." 



The office is hereditary, descending on the side of the sister, as in 

 Naning and in all the Menangkabau States. I attach a table shewing 

 the constitution of the country, and giving an approximate estimate 

 of the numbers of each tribe. 



It will be noticed that the population is mixed. Mixed na- 



The Siamese probably date from the time of the invasions by their l0na l J ' 

 ancestors recorded in the "-Sejarah," and which, if we may believe 

 that work, took place shortly before the Portuguese took Malacca. 



Acheh and Malacca were at one time intimately connected, the 

 latter, at first the superior, having subsequently become feudatory 

 to the former. 



The boundaries of Eembau with Malacca territory were defined Boundaries. 

 by the Treaty of the 9th January, 1883, and were fixed as follows : — 

 KwalaSungei Jerneh^ 1 ) Bukit Bertam,( 2 ) Bukit Jelotong,( 3 ) Bukit 

 Putus,( 4 ) Jirat Grunjei,( 5 ) Lubok Talan,( 6 ) Dusun Feringgi( 7 ) 

 Dusun Kepar,( 8 ) tJiu Sungga, Bukit Putus. 



(1) " Jerneh," clear. 



(2) " Bertam " a palm-like reed, of which the leaves are used for thatch, 

 and the stem split for walling houses. 



(3) " Jelotong," a fine getah-bearing tree. The getah is mixed with other 

 marketable getah. 



(4) " Bukit Putus," cleft hill, a very common name all over the country. 



(5) " Jirat," a grave ; "gunjei," a giant. This giant is said to have been so tall 

 that he could pluck the cocoa-nuts as he walked along ; he is said to have been 

 killed at Padang Chachar (the plain of the chachar trees) by introducing a spear 

 head into a bambu in which water was given him to drink so that when he 

 tipped it up to drink he swallowed the spear-head, on which he fled, and was 

 brought down by being cut in the leg ; he fell and was buried where he fell, the 

 heap over this marks the boundary point, where a pillar is now erected. 

 There is another Jirat Gunjei in Tampin, said to be that of a female G-unjei. 



(6) "Lubok," pool in a river ; " talan," a tree (in other parts of the coun- 

 try called " gapis "). 



(7) " Feringgi " Portuguese ; " dusun " orchard. 



(8) " Kepar," a verj peculiar stumpy kind of palm. 



