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ON THE GOVERNMENT 



In the law digests, officers holding the rank of KJioon are noticed as 

 having on many occasions sat on benches in the lowest ranks of judges. 

 On one occasion where a court was composed of nine judges, and which 

 assembled in the Saan Lo-ung (the supreme court house) there were five 

 KJioon in this number. They ranked as under — 



1st. KJioon Rat PJianeet Chai.Q) 4th. K. Racha Reet t,hanon.{*) 



2d. K. Ayacliak. f ) 5th. K. TJieppO' -Aya. (^) 



3d. K. Lo-ang PJira Kraisee. (^) 



And in an inferior bench of four judges (the Koon or reporter not 

 being reckoned) two yveve KJioon, PJietchana tjiep and see Sangkon. (^) 



The third and last member of another court was KJioon see Rachahat. 

 (^) It would appear from the digests that officers below this rank are not 

 entitled to sit as judges. 



KJioon Aksdn (®)is an officer attached to the Raja of Ligor as a sort 

 of secretary. He was well known in Penang, as he was long the confiden- 

 tial political agent in commission with Naee nee-um, of the Ligor Governor 

 or PJiraya, in his communications with the British Government. 



KJioon pjieepjiat pJi,okJia (^) is an officer connected with the gaming 

 farm. 



Khoon nong is a general title equivalent to dignity. 



The governors of provinces give titles to their officers affecting the 

 style of the court, but they are looked down upon by those appointed by 

 the king. 



THE MOON. 



Of the rank of 1000 fields anddoivn to 600 fields. 

 A Moon if in the army commands a body of men. Officers from the 

 rank of 200 fields upwards of 1000 are the champions of the country — they 



(') P. Ratana panlta. (^) P. Annyd chakka. {') P. Pratisinhm. (^) P. Rajarid- 

 dhinuna. P. Dihbaanyd. P. Guna, wijdnadeva, sirisankara, (') P. Gunasirir- 



djabhata. (') P. Guna akkhara. (^) P. Guna, wibhdgabhdya. 



