1 SINGUUm INTERCHANGE OF 885
2 hM sThe Jands ofeach of Ito'dmuoDs fme dlottdl cnfy^fst a oor^
3 tiin iiinnber.«f jciii, and -weie to he chaoged at the end off tli«t
4 period fiw those of loiiie otfaevy .so tbat-eadi mii^ diara«qiia]ljr.m*
5 tliie.iertilitj or sUiilil^ of the:aoil. Thuaiieadi iiidi|ieiid«nt dmnon
6 ofilie Khwaooaya iieCaiiu.die.lnd amigiied. to it at theorignial-.dii^
7 tributkn} bat the mUMnoas inteiduiige :tlietr Iamb* in a manaor
8 wluch I flhaU endeavour to illustrate fay die.exaiiiple of the Nmkpetki*
9 bail, a divMtOD of the Khail of Khauaoaaye* • md clan of ,Aoco^^
10 which is now an independent Oolooss, divided into aix dbuks. •. - :
11 : Xl»<laada of . the NailqMeUiail aie divided into two parts, equal in
12 extent, but, of ooiine» not esacdy equal in ieitility i 1h» Oolooss w-
13 also divided into two parts, which draw lots every ten years, for die
14 choice of land. If the lot falls on the hali^ which is already . poa«
15 8essed.<^ the best jhaie» it.ietains its pOBwriiiinii ; but if it falls on
16 the other hali^ an immediato escfaange takes place. The two half
17 Ooloosses meet every ten years to draw lots, at a village which lies
18 on the borders of the two shares of lands. Vast numbers of people
19 attend to witness the ceremony ; but as the exultation of the victors,
20 anci the anfTfr of tlie vanquished party, would produce tumults in smch
21 an assemblvi the Mulliks put off drawing:' the lots on various ]>ie-
22 tences, till the jieople get impatient, and relum to tiitir homes.
23 Wile II \]\v ciowil is dispersed, the c liief of the whole Naikpeekhail
24 draws tiie lots, and announces tiie ifsult, which is received in the
25 victorious part \ w it.li public distributions ot charit\ , hrino; of mHteli-
26 locks, and all other marks of rejoicing. The change of lands is ac-
27 complished without much trouble or confusion ; each clan of one
28 half Oolooss is paired with a clan of the other, and the two thus
29 paired, cross over into eacli othi'i s lands. . - • r
30 When the lot has deterniiued that diij half Ooloosses are to retain-
31 their ibrmer lands, the tlu'ee clans ofeach cast lots among themselves
32 tor a new distribution of their share, which is divided into three
33 portions. ;.••':■»
34 On the two last occasions, when lota were drawn among the Naifc- .
35 peekhail, thehalf which had the wont diaie was Bncoetafiil each tune,
36 II