438 OCCASIONAL NOTES. 
1.—“Loss of the ownership of the said properties and 
“estates, by depriving their proprietors of the title deeds- 
“ oranted to them by the Fiscal and the Bailiff. 
2,—* An arbitrary fine and other punishment,” in such pro- 
portion as seemed called for by the damage inflicted. If any- 
body wanted to dig earth on his property “for making bricks 
or for anything else,” he had to provide himself first with 
“oan order and a regulation of our committee” in order to 
prevent him from “ spoiling ” the property. . 
Land-owrers were obliged “to open up their estates and 
“to keep them clean and in good order lest they should be over- 
‘“‘srown with bushes and jungle and become hiding places 
“ not only of robbers and rascals, but also of tigers and other 
‘carnivorous and hurtful animals, under the same penalty 
“ as above stated.”’ 
Re-INTRODUCTION OF THE SIRIH AND Pinance Farm. 
12th February, 1629. This regulation was issued by the 
Magistrate :—As “ the lately finished war” prevented the said 
farm from being let out, ‘‘ some reasons move their Honours 
at present’ to-grant it for two months (from 14th February 
to 14th April, 1629) to Captain BartHoLomnus DE SaVEDA, 
who alone was allowed to gather and to sell the sirih and 
pinang “growing on all the imprivileged lands and estates, 
and also on those which did not belong to anybody.” 
Transgressors of this order were to be “‘ properly ”’ punished. 
Everybody could grow so much sirih and pinang on private 
land as he liked to do, but he had to sell the whole quantity 
“at first cost of 2 of a real to DE Savepa, who could sell it 
“again at one real and a quarter, for the same measure.” 
The farmer had to station watchmen “ outside the gates to 
“take care of the fulfilment of the said conditions and to 
“ serve everybody.” 
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