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liking to the resident, all difficulty is got over; and then 
woe be to the man who says any thing against him. 
Q. Do you think the resident will experience any diffi¬ 
culty in communicating with the British Government, 
through Aracan, or by Rangoon? — A. Yes, much diffi¬ 
cult}^. Letters will be often intercepted, and the commu¬ 
nication frequently interrupted. 
Q. What line of demeanour, on the part of the British 
resident, do you consider would prove most beneficial to 
the interests of his Government ?— A. The first matter 
necessary, is to get into the King and Queen’s favour; then 
into that of Menzagi, the Queen’s brother. The resident 
should confine his visits to the members of the Royal 
family ; but, by means of small presents, keep on good 
terms with the Woonghees, Attawuns, and Woondocks. 
Q. Do you consider that the British trade in the Bur- 
man dominions is likely to receive any protection or benefit 
from the presence of a British agent at the Court of Ava ? 
— A. Yes, undoubtedly. I would return to Ava myself 
as a merchant, were a British resident appointed there. 
Q. Have you had extensive means of gaining infor¬ 
mation respecting the trade of the Burman dominions?— 
A. Yes, very considerable means. 
Q. What do you consider to be the productions of the 
country, either at present suited for foreign exportation, or 
likely to become so, when the country is settled, and trade 
on a fair footing?— A. The following enumeration occurs 
to me: rice, grain, cotton, indigo, cardamums, black- 
pepper, aloes, sugar, saltpetre, salt, teak-timber, stick-lac? 
kutch, or terra japonica, areca, damar, fustic, sapan-wood, 
wood and earth oil, honey, bees’ wax, ivory, with rubies 
and sapphires. I may add, that the following metals and 
minerals are found in the Burman dominions: iron, copper, 
