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river shall be the boundary; that if hereafter 
disputes shall arise about the boundary, persons 
appointed by the English and Burmese Govern¬ 
ments shall decide correctly, according to an¬ 
cient limits, and that the persons so appointed 
shall be officers of respectability and rank; it 
was in conformity to the treaty that we said, 
with a view to ancient limits, that it would be 
well to understand the territory of Ye, Tavoy, 
Mergui, and Tennasserim, because now a part 
of the territory of Martaban is included. We 
did not break the treaty in saying this. We 
spoke uprightly, and with a view to lasting 
peace.” 
On the 9th I received letters from Rangoon, 
stating that a balance was still due on the se¬ 
cond instalment. I thought the present a pro¬ 
per opportunity for bringing forward the sub¬ 
ject, and the following conversation ensued 
E. I have letters from Rangoon, stating that 
a balance of 142,682 rupees of the second in¬ 
stalment is still unpaid, or in dispute, between 
the British and Burman authorities.— B. You 
have stated to us, that if the five articles of the 
treaty were granted, you would write a letter 
to the English general, requesting that the 
troops might be removed without regard to the 
delay made in paying the second instalment. 
