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under his signature and seal, as if it were con¬ 
clusive. We have also our opinion, and who is 
to decide between us ?” 
The following conversation took place on the 
subject:— 
B. Do you mean to state that the ancient 
limits alluded to by you in this paper refer to 
the islands and the course of the river ? E • 
Most certainly, and to no other. 
B. Do they not rather refer to the towns and 
places named in the treaty ? E. It is particu¬ 
larly declared in the treaty that the partition or 
boundary between us shall be the Saluen river. 
B. It is true that the Saluen river is men¬ 
tioned in the treaty, but you have not explained 
the point which provides that in the event of 
any disputes regarding boundaries, reference 
should be made to ancient limits as in the third 
article. E. That is answered in the paper which 
I have given in. 
JB. The Saluen river was fixed on at Yandabo 
to constitute the boundary of the districts actu¬ 
ally named in the treaty according to the infor¬ 
mation possessed by both parties at the time. 
E. The British commissioners were quite aware 
that by making the Saluen river the frontier, a 
portion of Martaban would be ceded, and ex¬ 
plained this fully to the Burman commissioners, 
