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come numerous, the DAio' Klana and the Da to' Bandar consulted 

 what should be done with them. They named them the Waris 

 Si Silah because they were not the direct descendants of Peng-- 

 hulu Salat, but only by adoption. They inherited the titles of 

 To' Batin, and To' Leila Perkara, and To' Datar. The To' Batin 

 was their Penghulu or Undang and had jurisdiction over the hills 

 and valleys of the deep forest. The To' Leila Perkara and the 

 To' Datar were their Lembaga, and ruled the cultivated kam- 

 pongs and fields (kampong yang bersudut, sawah yang berlo- 

 pak.) It was ordered that they should appear with the Dato' 

 Mendika to pay their respects ( to the Klana ) at the Hari Raya, 

 and should any quarrel or disturbance arise which they might 

 be unable to settle they were to refer the matter to the Dato' 

 Klana and the Dato' Bandar. On the occasion of the Klana's 

 feasts or ceremonies they were expected to provide saffron and 

 pepper and yams and kladi, and other jungle produce for his use. 



When the Klana Kawal died he was succeeded by Laksamana 

 Sindang' — whose title was assumed by Sayid Abdulrahman, in the 

 Bandarship of Bandar Nuggal, whose Panglima Besar was 

 Ahmed. 



Klana Sindang was succeeded in the Klanaship by Laksamana 

 Sayid Abdulrahman and Raja Hussein became Laksamana. 

 Shortly after his appointment, Klana Sayid Abdulrahman visited 

 Singapore, and on his return he held a meeting of the Dato' 

 Bandar, and the Lembaga and the Waris of both branches, and 

 thus addressed them : " Our country is small, and our means of 

 " defence are little. It were better, I think, for us to make friends 

 " with the English and to take shelter under their flag ; we would 

 " then live in security and fly our own flag in peace." The Dato' 

 Bandar made answer : •' If this is what is going to happen it is 

 " against my wish. It is not according to our constitution to take 

 " shelter with the English. We are vassals of the Yam Tuan of 

 " Sri Menanti, and the question must be referred to him." So 

 nothing was settled, and the chiefs separated. 



After this, while the Klana was seeking for some way of 

 carrying out his wishes in the matter, a letter came from the 

 Governor in Singapore, to request that the Klana would not 

 allow^ Raja Mahmud and his people, who were hostile to the Raja 

 of Selangor and Tunku Kudin, to enter Sungei Ujong, and to 

 say that the Governor would not be responsible if anything 



