the rivers, and water carriage ia generaL The 

 situation is at present held by Inchi Katus, the 

 son-iQ-lavv of his immediate predecessor, Julki 

 Annacan, This officer, the Dattoo Moodah of 

 Liriggvs and the subordinate Pitnghooloos, are 

 all appointed by their own immediate Panghoo* 

 loo Belantye, with the concurrence of the peo- 

 ple, and the offices are retained in the same ta- 

 milies either by blood or connection. 



In all cases, however, whatever the rank of 

 the party may be, he cannot assume office until 

 he has been confirmed by his immediate snperi- 

 or ; and, even in that of the highest rank, as there 

 may be several individuals of the same family 

 equally qualified by birth for the situation, the 

 community exercises the elective franchise. 



The minor situations are few and unimpor- 

 tant, the only one that requires notice is that of 

 Panglimah, or warrior. Each Pangliooloo has 

 about a dozen, more or less, of these warriors 

 who are generally fine athletic men, and used, 

 until they were taught the contrary, to consider 

 themselves invulnerable. The head Panglimah 

 acts as a species of Lieutenant to the Panghoo- 

 loos, who never lead their own trcKjps into battle, 

 but content themselves with remaining in the 

 rear, at such a convenient distance as to be ena- 

 bled to make their retreat good in the event of 

 the tide of succes:^ turning against them. The 

 Panglimahs receive no salary, but are exempt 

 from feudal services and taxes, and are allowed 

 to levy contributions on the people ad libitum, a 

 task which they have no difficulty in performing, 

 owing to the respect in which they are held. 

 They are generally clothed in scarlet broad-cloth, 



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