The Hongkong Government Gazette.
The said Royal Commissioners and Mr Parkes have consulted together on this subject, and have agreed that the boundaries of !! said twenty-four hours' journey shall be as follows:—
1. On the North-The Bingputsa Canal from its mouth on the Chow Phya River, to the old city walls of Lobpary, and a straigh line from Lolpary to the landing-place of Tha Phrangam, near to the town of Saraburi on the River Pasak.
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2. On the Eust.—A straight line drawn from the landing-place of Thra Phrangam to the junction of the Klongkut Canal with the Bangpakong River; the Bangpakong River from the junction of the Klongkut Canal to its niouth; and the Coast from the mouth of t!... Bangpakong River to the isle af Srimaharajah, to such distance inland as can be reached within 24 hours' journey from Bangkok.
on the West side.
3. On the South-The isle of Srimnhärajah and the islands of Se-chang on the East side of the Gulf, and the city walls of Petchaburi, 4. On the West-The Western Coast of the Gulf to the mouth of the Meklong River to such a distance inland as can be reache within 24 hours' journey from Bangkok, The Meklong River from its mouth to the City walls of Kagpury. A straight line from the City walls of Kagpury to the Town of Swbharnapury; and a straight line from the town of Swbharnapury to the mouth of the Bang. putsa Canal on the Chow Phya River,
ARTICLE 12.
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ON THE INCORPORATION IN THE TREATY of this Agreement.
The said Royal Commissioners agree, on the part of the Siamese Government, to incorporate all the Articles of this Agreement in the Treaty concluded by the Siamese Plenipotentiaries and Sir John Bowring, on the 18th April, 1855, whenever this shall be desired by Iler Britannic Majesty's Plenipotentiary.
In witness whereof, the said Royal Commissioners, and the said Harry Smith Parkes, have sealed and signed this Agreement i
duplicate, at Bangkok, on the Thirteenth day of May in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-Six of the Christian Era, corresponding to the Ninth day of the waxing moon of the Lunar month of Wesakh in the year of the quadrupeds Serpent, being the year One Thousand Two hundred and eighteen of the Siamese Astronomical Era, which is the nineteenth of Her Britannic Majesty's and Sixth of Their present Siamese Majesties' reigns.
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His Excellency SOMDET CHAU PHYA PARAM MAHA BIJAI-NEAŢE.
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His Excellency CHAU PHYA SRI SURIWONGSE SAMUHA PHRA KALAHOME.
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His Excellency CHAU PHYA PHRAKLANG.
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His Excellency CHAU PHYA YOMMORAT..
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HARRY S. PARKES..
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JOHN BOWRING.
schedule of taxes on garden-GROUND, PLANTATIONS, OR OTHER LANDS.
SECTION 1.--Trenched or Raised Lands planted with the following eight sorts of Fruit-trees, are subject to the long assessment, which is calculated on the trees grown on the Land (and not on the land itself); and the amount to be collected annually by the proper officers, and paid by them into the Royal Treasury, is endorsed on the Title Deeds or official certificate of tenure.
1. BETEL-NUT TREES.
1st class (Makek) height of Stem from three to four fathoms, pay per tree, 2d class (Makto) height of Stem from five to six fathoms, pay per tree, 2d class (Maktri) height of Stem from 7 to 8 fathoms, pay per tree, 41h class (Makpakarai) trees just commencing to bear, pay per tree,
5tit class (Mak-lek) height of Stem from one Sok, and upwards to size of 4th class, pay per tree,
2. Cocoa-NUT TREES.
Of all sizes, from one Sok and upwards, in height of Stem, pay per three trees,
3. SIRI VINES.
All sizes, from 5 Şok in height and upwards, pay per tree or pole when trained on Tunglang trees,"
4. MANGO TREES.
Stem of 4 Kam in circumference at the height of three Sok from the ground, or from that size and upwards, pay per tree,
5. MAPRANG TREES.
6. DURIAN TREES.
Are assessed at the same rate as Mango Trees. Stem of 4 Kam in circumference at the height of three Sok from the ground, or from that size and upwards, pay per tree,
7. MANGOSTEEN TREES.
Stem of 2 Kam in circumference at the height of 14 Sok from the ground, pay per tree,
8. LANGSAT TREES,
Are assessed at the same rate as Mangosteen Trees.
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NOTE.-The long assessment is made under ordinary circumstances once only in each reign, and plantations or Lands having once been assessed at the allove mentioned rates, continue to pay the same annual sum, which is endorsed on the certificate of Tenure, (subject to the revisions granted in case of the destruction of the trees by drought or flood) until the next assessment is made, regardless of the When the time for a new assessment new trees that may have been planted in the interval, or the old trees that may have died off. arrives, a fresh account of the trees is taken, those that have died since the former one being omitted, and those that have been newly planted being inserted, provided they have attained the above stated dimensions, otherwise they are free of charge.
SECTION 2.-Trenched or raised Lands planted with the following eight sorts of Fruit-trees are subject to an annual assessment calculated on the Trees grown on the Lands in the following manner, that is to say :--
1. ORANGE TREES.
Fine kinds (Som-kio-wan, Som-pluck-bang, Som-l'-eparot, Som-kao-sungō) Stem of 6 Ngui în oircumference, close to the
ground, or from that size and upwards, pay per 10 trees,
All other kinds of Orange trees of the same size as the above pay per 15 trees,
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2. JACK-FRUIT TREES.
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1 Fuang.
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Stem of 6 Kam in circumference at the height of 2 Sok from the ground, or from that size and upwards, pay per 15 trees, 1 Fuang.
3. BREAD-FRUIT TREES. Are assessed at the same rate as Jack-fruit Trees.
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4. MAR Fat Trees,
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Stem of 4 Kam in circumference at the height of 2 Sok from the ground, or from that size and upwards, pay per 12 trees, 1 Fuang.
5. GUAVA TREES. Stem of 2 Kam in circumference at the height of one Kub from the ground, or from that size and upwards, pay per 12 trces,
1 Fuang.
Stem of 6 Kam in circumference at the height of 2
Stem of 4 Kani in circumference at the height of
Pay per 1,000 Plants, ¦.
6. SATON TREES. Sok from the ground, or from that size and upwards, pay per 5 trees, 1 Fuang,
7. RAMBUTAN TREES.
2 Sok from the ground, or from that size and upwards, pay per 5 trees, 1 Fuang,
8. PINE-APPLES.
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