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ON THE GOVERNMENT 



P,HAN. 



500 fields, and downwards to 200 fields. PJiau TJianai, inferior officers. 

 The P,han in the army command 1000 men — they are addressed by 

 their own names. 



THE NAEE. 



Nai signifies " officers," and is joined to other names and titles, therefore 

 it is difficult to assign to them here their proper place. Naeeseep is a com- 

 mander of 10, Naee race of 100, Ndee pjian of 1000. Moon, commander 

 of 10,000. 



The following seem to be of a rank varying from that of 200 fields to 10. 

 2Vaee cJiang ivang, a court officer, } . 



^ . -, , f Their rank is superior to the 



attends in the palace. He commands V 



^_ 1 7 V^^^^ ^^though classed with them, 



the ISaee wen and P,alat iven. j 



Naeeying. '\ 



Naee yo-at. f ™ ^ , 



> Petty officers of the palace. 

 Naee Jio-at. i 



Naee /man. J 



The Chang wang has charge of the king's boats. The forecastle is 

 commanded by a P,han hoa, the stem by a P,han Thaai. The roM^ers or 

 Seep,hai, are seated on benches, their feet reaching the hold or lower deck. 

 They sing the He roo-a, or boat song, keeping time with their oars. 



Naee Samoo hanchi, head clerk of the palace. 



Naee sarat,hee, master of the equipages. 



Naee Saneet — Naee Sane — Naee Yam, keepers of the horologe and 

 head watchmen. They also command the Mahat lek or pages. These 

 last are sons of men in office, and are eligible like the pages of the Sultan 

 of the Sublime Porte, when grown up, to high situations, as has been 

 before observed in noticing the P,hraya, or Governor of Ligor, who was 

 one. There are four Naee Yams. 



The word Chau is a term also of very general application. It may be 

 rendered by Sir, Mr, The word Nang is used when the person spoken to, 



