42 REMBAU HISTORY, ETC. 
The lémbaga of a dependent tribe was penalised by losing 
his dues from the tribesfolk who passed out of his control; 
but neither in the Anak Acheh case, nor in the Séri Lémak 
tribe, where a portion left the Dato’ Sinda Maharaja for 
his failure to exact the return (balas) for the murder of a Séri 
Mélenggang man living in the Sinda’s sphere of influence— 
did the penalty move the lémbaga to repentance with works. 
The Undang alone benefitted by the transfer. Only by 
his consent could his protection, once accorded, be removed ; 
and when he did agree to release the dependent tribe, customs 
gave him a dismissal fee of one  bahara”’ (4154.00). 
As shown in the table in appendix III, the lémbaga fall 
into two main groups; 
(a) The lémbaga yang délapan— the Bight ;” 
(b) The lémbaga yany dua bélas—the Twelve. 
The lémbaga yang délapan—known as Trang Balar 
(pillars of the Undang’s hall of audience) or Tulang Urat 
(the bones and sinew —form a council without reference to 
which the Undang is powerless to take action. He can hold 
no enquiry into alleged breaches of custom except- in: the 
presence of © the Hight,” sitting as assessors, and no treaty he 
signs is binding on the state if it lacks the counter signatures 
ole the digi, 
The council of “the Hight” formed by the addition of the 
four major Darat chiefs to the old council of “the Four,” dates 
from the year 1831 A.D. Prior to that date the darat and 
baroh lembaga met on no common ground. The low country, 
constituted as the two leagues of the four and five tribes, in 
virtue of comprising not only all the elder immigrant settle- 
ments, but seven of the eight warzs kampongs, whence alone 
the Undang could be chosen, ranks as the senior district. 
The activities of the darat chiefs were confined, at that date, 
to tribal matters and the external policy of the state was 
determined by the Undang and the council of the four baroh 
lémbaga. Sufficient evidence of this old constitution is found in 
(1) v. chap. I. p. 6 and chap. II. sec. 1. 
Jour. Straits Branch 
