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6 When the Coree, their decision shall be final in all cases When they are unable to agree, the parties shall have the right of nole arbitrator, and shall bind the to abide by his award Should the parties not be able to agree upon a single arbitrator, each party shall name one, and the two Commissioners shall name a third, and the decision of the majority of the arbitrators shall be final

7 In criminal cases the powers of the Commissioners shall be limited to offences such as in British territory would be tried by a subordinate Magistrate of the First Class, and as far as possible the procedure of the Criminal Procedure Code shall be followed Cases of a more heinous kind should be made over to the Maharaja for trial, if the accused be not a European British subject; in the latter case he should be forwarded to the nearest British Court of competent jurisdiction for trial

8 All fines levied in cri to the rates in force for civil suits in the Maharaja's dominions, shall be credited to the Cashmere Treasury Persons sentenced to imprisonment shall, if British subjects, be sent to the nearest British jail If not British subjects, offenders shall be made over for imprisonment in the Maharaja's jails

9 The practice of cow-killing is strictly prohibited throughout the jurisdiction of the Maharaja

10 If any places come within the line of road from which the towns of Leh, &c, are supplied with fuel or wood for building purpose, the Joint Coe with the Wuzeer of Ladakh that those supplies are not interfered with

11 Whatever transactions take place within the lioods in bond If a trader opens his load, and disposes of a portion, he shall not be subject to any duty so long as the goods are not taken for consumption into the Maharaja's territory across the line of road And goods left for any length of time in the line of road subject to the jurisdiction of the Coe lies within the jurisdiction of the Joint Coards the collection of revenue, or in any case where there is necessity for the interference of the usual Revenue authorities onno connection with the trade, the Joint Commissioners have no pohatever to interfere; but, to prevent , it is advisable that the Revenue officials should first co to take action against any person within their jurisdiction The Joint Commissioners can then exercise their discretion to deliver up the person sought, or to make a summary inquiry to ascertain whether their interference is necessary or not

13 The Maharaja agrees to give rupees 5,000 this year for the construction of the road and bridges, and in future years His Highness agrees to give rupees 2,000 per annues Similarly for the repairs of serais a suiven Should further expenditure be necessary, the Joint Commissioners will subrant This money will be expended by the Joint Commissioners, ill employ free labour at market rates for this purpose The officers in Ladakh and in British territory shall be instructed to use their best endeavours to supply labourers on the indent of the Commissioners at es on this line of road

14 As a teement, and until the line of road has been demarcated, or till the end of this year, the Joint Commissioners shall exercise the powers described in these rules over the several roads taken by the traders through Ladakh froned) MAHARAJA RUNBEER SINGH

” T D FORSYTH

(These rules were agreed upon in 1872, between the Indian Govern trade with Eastern Turkestan and Central Asia, which had been sanctioned by the Treaty of Commerce of 1870)

A STORY FROM KASHGAR

Mirza Mulla Rahar, who arrived at Peshawur lately, on his way to Mecca, has told what he knows about events in Kashgar The following is his story:--In the month of Jamadi-us-sani 1294 (June-July, 1877), that Mahoe arht the Chinese He died near the town of Balisan (?

Bai), and his arnized Hakiar in the , Yakoob's eldest son, as their Badshah, according to Yakoob's will Hakim Khan and the ar also arrived,to capture the place and the person of the usurper A battle was fought between Kuli Beg and Hakim Khan on the 26th and 27th of Rajah (27th and 28th July, 1877), and Haki to Hakim Khan's force fell in the battle, anda river Hakim Khan then went into Russian territory with 1,000 chosen soldiers Beg Kuli Beg now seized several towns and returned to Kashgar In the , the Governor of Khoten, rebelled, and Kuli Begwas scarcely a week at that place when he heard that the Chinese had arrived at Aksu and had taken it An officer (Kho Dalay?) of the Chinese army who had turned Mahoy Shahr, the capital, and, capturing it, shut hied by the Governor of Kashgar, and the siege continued for fifty days Then Kuli Beg ca his entry into the town, took possession of it, and destroyed the fort But on the 10th of Zillhij (16th of Dece Chinese force entered the country, and rapidly reconquered the possessions of the late Yakoob Khan Beg Kuli Beg then fled with his hilan, and put himself under the protection of the Russian Governor there Mulla Yunus Jan, the Governor of Yarkand, and his son and brother fell into the hands of Hasan Jan Bai, Ikskal (? Aksakal)

The above is taken from the columns of an Indian journal, and is inserted here for the purpose of showing that the converted Chinese, or Yangy Mussul the instant a Khitay force appeared in Altyshahr