24$ XlM'BAU. 



under the ibu bdpa, (lit., father and mother) title of subordi- 

 nate elder. 



Sabinghah tdnali terbdtik, $a helei urat Jcdyu yang putus undang 

 yang jpunya. 



Every clod of earth upturned, every slip of root snapped, is the 

 Penghulu's. 



Deri liulu dyer menyenclieng sampei haliilir ombak memechah, To' 

 Bandar yang puny a. 



From the trickling source of the stream to the mouth when the 

 waves break is the To' Bandar's. 



Di pijaJc tdnah, di langkdh altar undang yang puny a. 



All the soil and roots under foot belong to the Penghulu. 



Di sauk dyer, di pdtah ranting sa ehampak gdlali di tepi tebing 

 To' Bandar yang puny a. 



All water taken, or boughs broken within reach of a punting- 

 pole from the banks, belong to the To' Bandar. 



Adat itu di anjaTc^ 1 ) Idyu, di dlih mdti. 



Neglect of these customs will bring decay on the country, and 

 if they are changed, destruction will result. 



Adapun Raja itu tidda mempunyai negri dan tidda buleh menchulcei 

 TcJiarajat, melainkan berhaddilan saliaja serta ptrmdkananya 

 duti sasuku, beras dua gantang, nior satdli. 



JN T ow the Raja does not own the country, nor can he ]evj taxes 

 on its produce, but with him lies the final award of justice 

 only, and he obtains a maintenance of a '•' siiku " (12 cents), 

 two gantangs (gallons) of rice and a string of (i.e., 2) cocoa- 

 nuts. [A contribution from every householder.] 



Kama sesar ikan kabelat sesar belat katebing. 



For the fish (being pressed) rest against the weir and the weir is 

 attached to the bank, (i.e., the Lembaga look to the Penghulu, 

 and the Penghulu to the Raja). 



Jika runtoh tebing, bindsa tali belat. 



If the bank gives way the weir is destroyed (i.e., if the Raja is 

 without justice, the Penghulu is undang-less, and the four 



(1) t\ I. " di chabut. 



