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turn took place, and the Court seemed most friendly disposed 

 during the close of the aforesaid year and the following, 

 1751. 



Governor Julius Vallentijn Stein van Gollenesse being 

 promoted to Batavia as Director-General of Netherlands- 

 India, departed on March 6 of the same year, and was 

 succeeded in the Government by the Councillor Extra- 

 ordinary of Netherlands-India Gerard Joan Vreelant. 



Everything remained in a perfectly satisfactory state 

 during that and the following year, 1752 ; but in the month 

 of February of the latter Governor Vreelant died. The 

 administration was then carried on by the Jaffanapatnam 

 Commandeur Jacob de Jong and the Political Council, until 

 the arrival at Colombo, on September 10, of the Councillor 

 Extraordinary of Netherlands- India, Joan Gideon Loten, who 

 then assumed the Government. 



In the following year, 1753, the Candians showed some 

 displeasure. They protested that the survey of the pearl banks 

 of Chilauw and Caymelle had been extended too far into the 

 King's dominions. To this the Company replied that the 

 precedent of former years had only been followed ; but that 

 no fishing should take place without permission from His 

 Majesty. 



The Dessawe of the Three and Four Corles came down as 

 Ambassador from the Candian court in December, and tried 

 his utmost to gain for His Majesty participation in the 

 elephant trade. 



He was informed by Governor Loten that this had been 

 submitted to Batavia, but that no reply had as yet been 

 received. This seemed not to satisfy the Ambassador, who 

 kept on urging the point. He was then told it would imme- 

 diately be referred again to Batavia ; this apparently satisfied 

 him somewhat. 



The Governor wrote at once to their Excellencies at 

 Batavia on the subject, and asked the Dessawe of the Three 

 and Four Corles to solicit His Majesty's patience until a 

 reply was received. 



