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2 miasion of some of the principal officers of his Lordship*8
3 finite had been promised, or rather held out in expectation.
4 The personal meeting between the heads of the two states
5 would necessarily deprive Eunjeet Singh of this compli-
6 ment ; for, in the first place, the time would scarcely allow
7 of both, seeing that an intended journey of the Governor-
8 Genend to Ajmeer and Rajpootana required, that, if ar-
9 ranged at all, the interview should take place before the
10 end of October, and in the second, if a formal mission were
11 sent, immediately before the meeting, it would have the
12 appearance in the eyes of the world, of being sent to suppli-
13 cate, or induce the ruler of the Sikhs to come to the inter-
14 yiew, whereas the rank and position of the head of the
15 British Government, required that the honour of a personal
16 conference with him should be sought.
17 With a liberality, not inconsistent with his general cha-
18 racter, Eunjeet Singh, having made up his mind to the
19 interview, gave up the point of etiquette, and preparation
20 was made on both sides, for the meeting to take place on the
21 Sutlege about the 20th of October, without any previous
22 return mission: the neighbourhood of Eoopur was subse-
23 quently fixed upon as the most appropriate and convenient
24 spot for the meeting.
25 On the interview taking place, several days passed in
26 pageantry and reviews, and both parties bid each other
27 adieu with feelings of sincere and cordial friendship.
28 In 1835, a treaty was concluded with Euigeet, of which
29 the following is an abstract copy : —
30 Article \sL — A toll of 570 rupees to be levied on all
31 merchandize in transit on the rivers Indus and Sutlege
32 between the sea and Rooper, without reference to size of
33 boats, or to the weight or value of cargo : this toll to be
34 divided among the different states in proportion to the ex-
35 tent of territory, which they possess on the banks of those
36 rivers.
37 Article 2nd, — In right of territory appertaining to the
38 Lahore chief, both on the right and leil banks of those