The Treaty of Punakha - 1910

 

TREATY between HIS EXCELLENCY the RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR GILBERT JOHN ELLIOTT-MURRAY-KYNYNMOP.UCN., DG, .M.S.I., G.M.I.E., G.C.M.G., EARL of MINTO, VICEROY and GOVERNOR-GENER AL of INDIA in COUNCIL and HIS HIGHNESS SIR UGYEN WANGCHUCK, K. C.I.E., MAHARAJA of BHUTAN, 1910.

 

Whereas it is desirable to amend Articles IV and VIII of the Treaty concluded at Sinchula on the llth day of November 1865, corresponding with the Bhootea year Shing Lang, 24th day of the 9th month, between the British Government and the Government of Bhutan, the undermentioned amendments are agreed to on the one part by Mr. C. A. Bell, Political Officer in Sikkim, in virtue of full powers to that effect vested in him by the Right Honourable Sir Gilbert John Elliott-Murray-Kynynmound, P.C., G.M.S.I., G.M.I.E., G.C.M.G., Earl of Minto, Viceroy and Governor-General of India in Council, and on the other part by His Highness Sir Ugyen Wangchuk, K.C.I.E., Maharaja of Bhutan.

The following addition has been made to Article IV of the Sinchula Treaty of 1865. "'The British Government has increased the annual allowance to the Government of Bhutan from fifty thousand rupees (Rs. 50,000) to one hundred thousand rupees (Rs. 1,00,000) with effect from the 10th January 1910."

Article VIII of the Sinchula Treaty of 1865 has been revised and the revised Article runs as follows:

“The British Government undertakes to exercise no interference in the internal administration of Bhutan. On its part, the Bhutanese Government agrees to be guided by the advice of the British Government in regard to its external relations. In the event of disputes with or causes of complaint against the Maha Raja of Sikkim and Cooch Behar, such matter will be reffered for arbitration to the British Government which will settle them in such manner as justice may require, and insist upon the observance of its decisiow by the Maharajas named.”

 

 Done in quadruplicate at Punaka, Bhutan, this eighth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ten, corresponding Bhutia date, and the 27th day of the 11th month of the Earth-Bird (Sa-ja) year.

 

C. A. BELL,                                                                           Seal of Dharrna Raja.

Political Officer          Seal of Political                                               Seal of His Highness the

in Sikkim.                    Officer in Sikkim.                               Maharaja of Bhutan.

8th Jammy 1910,

Seal of Tatsang Lamer

Seal of Tonga Penlop.

Seal of Paro Penlop.

8eal of Timbu Jongpen.

Seal of Punaka Jongpen.

Seal of Wangdu Phodrang

Jongpen.                                 

Seal of Taka Penlop.

See1 of Deb Zimpon.

 

MINTO,

Viceroy and Governor-General of India

 

This treaty was ratified by the Viceroy and Governor-General of India in Council at Fort William, on the twenty-fourth day of March A. D., one thousand nine hundred and ten.

 

S. H. BUTLER,

Secretary to the Govmnment

 of India, Foreign Departmentt,