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the Court of Ava, it is not considered of any importance 
whether or not the Burmese Court consent to recognize 
a second local British authority in Ava. The principal 
British authority, under whatever designation, of Resident, 
Agent, or Consul, may himself generally reside at Rangoon ; 
and on the occasion of his proceeding to the capital on any 
special duty, some subordinate authority may be left to 
officiate at Rangoon—an arrangement to which his Lordship 
in Council does not imagine the Court of Ava can have any 
possible objection. 
7. —The subject adverted to in the concluding paragraph 
of your letter, namely, the settlement of the line of demar¬ 
cation, is one of great importance, and may form, his Lord- 
ship in Council conceives, one of the most delicate and diffi¬ 
cult discussions with the Court of Ava. As far as regards 
Assam, his Lordship in Council does not anticipate any 
objections on the part of the Burmese Government, since, 
when once excluded from Assam itself, the Burmese Go¬ 
vernment can have little interest in maintaining any autho¬ 
rity over the rude tribes of the adjoining country, who are 
too poor to hold out any inducement to the Burmans to 
establish themselves in that quarter. The Governor-Ge¬ 
neral in Council is unable to furnish you with any precise 
information touching the boundaries of Eastern Assam; 
but these instructions will be accompanied by copies of the 
latest correspondence with the Agent to the Governor- 
General on the north-east frontier, on the subject in ques¬ 
tion ; and in any discussions with the Court, you will 
assume the line laid down by Mr. Scott; consenting, how¬ 
ever, to any farther local inquiry which may be necessary, 
and offering to refer the point to your Government for its 
orders. 
8. —In like manner I am directed to transmit to you 
copies of a recent correspondence with the Commissioner in 
