1 246 HISTORY OF THE SIKHS.
2 within the territories ceded by Articles III. and IV.
3 of the treaty of Lahore, dated 9th instant, who were .
4 attached to the families of the late Maharajah Run-
5 jeet Singh, Khurruk Singh, and Shere Singh, and
6 the British government will maintain those Jag-
7 heerdars in their bond fide possession, during their
8 lives.
9 “ Article V1—The Lahore government shall
10 receive the assistance of the British local authori-
11 ties, in recovering the arrears of revenue justly due
12 to the Lahore government from their Kardars and
13 managers in the territories ceded by the provisions
14 of Article III. and IV. of the treaty of Lahore, to
15 the close of the Khurreef harvest of the present
16 year, viz., 1902 of the Sumbut Bikramajeet.
17 “ Article VII.—The Lahore government shall
18 be at liberty to remove from the forts in the terri-
19 <ories specified in the foregoing article, all treasure
20 and state property, with the exception of guns.
21 Should, however, the British government desire to
22 retain any part of the said property, they shall be
23 at liberty to do so, paying for the same at a fair
24 valuation; and the British officers shall give their
25 assistance to the Lahore government, in disposing
26 on the spot of such part of the aforesaid property
27 as the Lahore government may not wish. to re-
28 move, and the British officers may not desire to
29 retain.
30 “ Article VILI—Commissioners shall be imme-
31 diately appointed by the two governments, to settle
32 and lay down the boundary between the two states,