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Range, and the British Government shall retain possession of this territory and collect
the revenue thereof, until the full amount, with all expenses of occupation and
collection and interest at 6 per cent per annum, are realized.

5. The Government of Sikkim engages that its subjects shall never again commit
depredations on British territory, or kidnap or otherwise molest British subjects. In the
event of any such depredation or kidnapping taking place, the Government of
Sikkim undertakes to deliver up all the persons engaged in such malpractice, as well
as the Sirdars or other Chiefs conniving at or benefitting thereby.

6. The Government of Sikkim will at all times seize and deliver up any criminals,
defaulters, or other delinquents who may have taken refuge within its territory, on
demand being duly made in writing by the British Government through their
accredited agents. Should any delay occur in complying with such demand, the
police British Government may follow the person whose surrender has been
demanded into any part of Sikkim territory, and shall, on showing a warrant, duly
signed by the British Agent, receive every assistance and protection in the
prosecution of their object from the Sikkim Officers.

7. Inasmuch as the late misunderstandings between the two Governments have
been mainly fomented by the acts of the ex-Dewan Namguay, the Government of
Sikkim engages that neither the said Namguay, nor any of his blood-relations shall
ever again be allowed to set foot in Sikkim or to take part in the Council of, or hold
any office under, the Maharajah or any of the Maharajah’s family at Choombi.

8. The Government of Sikkim from this date abolishes all restrictions on travellers
and monopolies in trade between me British territories and Sikkim. There shall
henceforth be a free reciprocal intercourse, and full liberty of Commerce between
subjects of both countries; it shall be lawful for British subjects to go into any part of
Sikkim for the purpose of travel or trade, and the subjects of all countries shall be
permitted to reside in and pass through Sikkim, and to expose their goods for sale at
any place and in any manner that may best suit their purpose, without any
interference whatever, except as hereinafter provided.

9. The Government of Sikkim engages to afford protection to all travellers,
merchants or traders of all countries, whether residing in, trading in, or passing
through Sikkim. lf any merchant, traveller or trader, being a European British subject,
shall commit any offence contrary to the laws of Sikkim, and such person shall be
punished by the representative of the British Government resident at Darjeeling, and
the Sikkim Government will at once deliver such offender over to the British
authorities for this purpose, and will, on no account, detain such offender in Sikkim
on any pretext or pretence whatever. All other British subjects residing in the country
to be liable to the laws of Sikkim; but such persons shall, on no account, be punished
with loss of limb, or maiming, or torture, and every case of punishment of a British
Subject shall at once be reported to Darjeeling.

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