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rals, and discuss some points. Give me an answer for my 
information. 
The Wun-gyi and General-in-Chief Maha-men- 
l’ha-raja, to the British Chief Generals. 
The letter of the Chief General’s, sent by the Collector 
of Revenue, Ne-myo-thi-ri-si-thu, has arrived and been 
communicated. The Wundauk, Ne-myo-men-kpan ; the 
Governor of Prome, Maha-men-l’ba-su-thi; the Governor 
of Tha-ya-wa-ti, Maha-inen-kyan~nau-ra-1a; the Re-wun, 
and the Governor of Ye, were appointed to pay correctly 
the money, which, according to the Treaty of Yandabo, 
was to be paid at Rangoon within one hundred days. As 
the balance due on deficiency in the quality of 15, 20, and 
30 per cent., silver was not accepted according to former 
usage, a long time has elapsed in melting and delivering 
the money, as the Chief Generals well know. We are 
speaking and paying, with a view to the quiet and happi¬ 
ness of the towns and villages, while Men-dam-ma and 
Na-sat, being persons who are appointed chiefs, with titles, 
not regarding their duty to their Sovereign, are collecting 
arms and men, to the distress of the poor people of the 
villages, so that robbers attack and plunder to such a 
degree, that all the creeks and openings below Ran-gen- 
san-ya are impassable to trading people, which circum¬ 
stances are communicated to me by people from Rangoon. 
It is not suitable that the villages should be thus disturb¬ 
ed, but punishment ought to be inflicted in order to 
suppress disorders and preserve quiet. When the money 
is paid it will be suitable, according to the principles of 
mutual confidence inculcated in the Treaty, in order to 
the quiet government of the towns and villages, to deliver 
them up with their chiefs. After thus delivering up, we 
