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Some farther particulars , §c. 
[[June 
Rangpo. 
Namfok. 
Nih. 
Samphu, (cross the Tistah.) 
Kambdl. 
Nampong. 
Raiat Naddi. 
Grido, the residence of the Rajah , two short marches west of Gantok. 
March 2. A violent thunder storm in the night, accompanied with hail, was 
succeeded by a beautifully clear morning. It was however very cold when I got up, 
which I took good care should not be till the sun had shewn me the way ; the ther- 
mometer stood at 42°. Left Nigri about nine, congratulating myself on the tine 
day. The march back to Demdli-g61a was easy, and did not occupy much above 
three hours. The road, wherever it leaves the bed of the river, lies through forest 
consisting chiefly of bamboos. These grow to a great size ; many of them can be 
just grasped with two hands. They are invaluable to the natives, and it is surprising 
to what a variety of uses they put them. From the stems alone they will con- 
struct a very comfortable house. The largest bamboos form the chief support, the 
lesser complete the frame work. When split and opened out they answer every 
purpose to which boards are applied, forming the sides and flooring of the house: 
when thus prepared, cut into lengths, and bent double, they answer for tiles 
and constitute a very good roof. The house I occupied at N&gri was roofed in this 
way, and stood a very heavy rain without leaking. Again the small bamboos laid 
open and scraped thin form excellent mats, whilst slips of the outer rind supply 
the place of string. But it is not only in domestic architecture that the bamboo is 
valuable ; of the thin strips of the outer rind they make all sorts of hasket-work 
and caps. One of the joints, including the knot as a bottom, serves as well to boil 
rice, draw water from the well, or hold the store of oil. A bow, arrows, and quiver, 
may serve to complete the list. 
March 3. From the daffaddr of Demdli-gola I was able to ascertain some little 
information regarding the trade of Siccim. There are here two golas, the Deni&li 
and Manji, at the former of which transactions are carried on for the Rajah , Dc - 
and Dimchurn Cazi. On the road to Pdhgdri, a little removed from the 
Titalia road, is another small go/a called Marm&, belonging to Chung Cdzi. On 
the Mahanaddi is the Puinjorab, and on the Tistah the Chauwdh ; but respecting 
these I could obtain few particulars. The great article of export is manjit, the 
quantity of which is in proportion to all the other exports — about 5 to 1. Bhdngak , 
i^raw cotton,) is the next staple commodity, and indeed these may be said to be al- 
most the only articles which are sold at the Gola. The other products of the coun- 
try, such as the wax, bhot or coarse blankets, musk and charkta , are procurable 
only in small quantities, and are generally taken into Bengal for sale. The princi- 
pal imports consist of salt, earthen-ware, cloth, cloves, nutmegs, black thread, 
oil, tobacco, rice, and beads, (mungah) . Almost the whole traffic is conduct- 
ed by barter i no Lepcha coin is to be seen. An ad valorem duty of one anna the 
rupee is levied on the imports, but the tax on the exports is not so accurately set- 
tled, and depends more on the capacity of the gdlddrs, or the patience of the Lep- 
cha traffickers. This tax is levied by the person in whose name the trade is carried 
on, but I could not clearly discover the way in which the profits at Demali-go/a 
between the Rajah, Dewdn , and Cdzi . It would appear that on every 
100 Rs. worth of goods the Rajah should obtain a duty on 50 Rs. and th e Dewdn 
and Cazi each on 25, but that this proportion is frequently altered according to 
ie activity of the several paikars. The trade at the gola begins in December, and 
ei inmates at the end of May; so that the trading season had half elapsed at the 
penod of my visit. The accounts kept by the daffaddr , gave the annexed results 
for the preceding three months. 
On behalf of the Rajah , 
Dewdn , 
Cazi , , 
°n behalf of the Rajah, 
Imports. 
Rs. 
Duty. 
Rs. 
As. 
As. P. 
1082 
8 
67 
10 6 
616 
4 
38 
8 3 
391 
0 
24 
7 0 
2089 
12 
130 
9 9 
Manji goL 
556 
4 
34 
12 3 
