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THIRD CLAUSE. The crossing of any bod beyond the river Sutlij, according to the regulations of the Sikh government and the Laws of the Honourable East India Company shall be conducted in relation to Chitti, and permission of the Sikh Raj. Likewise the crossing over the river Indus, in which falls the river Sutlaj; the permission and Chitti of the Khalsa Raj is needed for the tribes. The King will not give such a permission without the permission of the Khalsa Raj. FOURTH CLAUSE. In relation to the affair of Shikar Pore and the territory of Sindh; which lie upon the river Sutlaj; the matter is a subject to be arranged between the Khalsa Raj and the Honourable East India Company through Captain Clark Martin Deed, the Political Agent; and such a settlement shall by fully accepted by the King aforementioned FIFTH CLAUSE. The above mentioned king, shall annually send to Peshawar the following items from Kabul and Kandahar; young horses of good pedegre, and of good colour and of good gate fifty five in number; and eleven swords of Persian good quality; and seven scimiters of Persian make and of good quality and twenty five good mules; fresh and dry fruit with melons of fresh and sweet kind; and grapes, pears, apples and almonds and currents inlarge quantities; also cloth of excellent quality, and furs, and gold-thread work; and Persian carpets; all told 101 items; and these would be sent to the Khalsa Raj year by year. SIXTH CLAUSE. The titles which are to be used between the two signitories shall be of equal status. SEVENTH CLAUSE. The king will permit and will not prohibit the bringing of any horses etc, which the traders, may desire to bring from Afghanistan to the territory of the Khalsa Raj; indeed, on the part of the