Treaty between His Excellency the Right Honourable Sir Jonh Lawrence,G.CB., K.C.S.I., Viceroy and Governor General of Her Britannic Majesty ‘s possession in the east Indies, and Their Highnesses the Dharma and Deb Rajas of Bootan.

 Treaty between His Excellency the Right Honourable Sir Jonh Lawrence,G.CB., K.C.S.I., Viceroy  and Governor General  of Her Britannic Majesty ‘s  possession in the east Indies, and  Their  Highnesses the  Dharma  and Deb  Rajas of  Bootan concluded on the one part by Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Bruce  C.B ., by virtue of full powers to that effect vested in him by the Viceroy and Governor-General and on the other part by Sam  Dorji Deb Zimpon and Themseyrensey Dronyer according to full powers conferred on them by the Dharma an d Deb  Rajas,- 1865.

Article 1: There shall henceforth be perpetual peace and friendship between, the British Government and the Government of Bhootan.

Article 2: Whereas in consequence of repeated aggressions of the Bhootan Government and of the refusal of that Government to afford satisfaction for those aggressions, and of their insulting treatment of the officers sent by His Excellency the Governor- General in Council for the purpose of procuring an amicable adjustment of difference existing between the two States, the British Government has been compelled to seize by an armed force the whole of the Doars and certain Hill Posts protecting the passes into Bhootan and whereas the Bhootan Government has now expressed its regret for past misconduct and a desire for the establishment of friendly relations with the British Government, it is hereby agreed that the whole of the tract known as the Eighteen Doars, bordering on the Districts of Rangpoor, Cooch Behar, and Assam, together  with the Talook of Ambaree Fallacottah and the Hill territory on the left bank of the Teesta up to such points as may be laid down by the British Commissioner appointed for the purpose is ceded by the Bhootan Government to the British Government for ever.                                                                                                                    

Article 3: The Bhootan Governnlent hereby agree to surrender all British subjects as well as subjects of the Chiefs of Sikkim and Cooch Bebar who are now detained in Bhootan against their will, and to place no impediment in the way of the return of all or any of such persons into British territory.

Article 4: In consideration of the cession by the Bhootan Government of the territories specified in Article 2 of this Treaty, and of the said Government having expressed its regret for past misconduct, and having hereby engaged for the future to restrain all evil-disposed persons from committing crimes within British territory or the territories of the Rajahs of Sikkim and Cooch Behar and to give prompt and full redress for all such crimes which may be committed in defiance of their commands, the British Government agree to make an annual allowance to the Government of Bhootan of a sum not exceeding fifty thousand rupees (Rupees 50,000) to be paid to officer  not below the rank of Jungpen, who shall be deputed by the Government of Bhootan to receive the same. And it is further hereby agreed that the payments shall be made as specified below:

On the fulfilment by the Bhootan Governrnent of the contributions of their Treaty twenty-five thousand rupees (Rupees 25,000).

On the 10th January following the 1st payment. thirty-five thousand rupees. (Rupees  35,000).

On the 10th January following forty-five thousand rupees (Rupees 45,000).

On every succeeding 10th January fifty-five thousand rupees (Rupees 30,000).

Article 5: The British Government will hold itself at liberty at any time to suspend the payment of this compensation money either in whole or in part in the event of misconduct on the part of the Bhootan Government or its failure to check the aggression of its subjects or to comply with the provisions of this Treaty.

Article 6: The British Government hereby agree, on demand being duly made in writing by the Bhootan Government, to surrender, under the provisions of Act VII of 1854, of which a copy ,shall be furnished to the Bhootan Government, all Bhootanese subjects accused of any of the following crimes who may take refuge in British dominions. The crimes are murder, attempting to murder, rape, kidnapping, great personal violence, naming, dacoity, thuggee, robbery, burglar, knowingly receiving property obtained by dacoity, robbery. or burglary, cattle stealing, breaking and entering a dwelling house and stealing therein, arson, setting fire to village, house, or town, forgery or uttering forged documents, counterfeiting current coin, knowingly uttering base or counterfeit coin, perjury, subornation of perjury, embezzlement by public officers or other persons, and being an accessory to any of the above offences.

Article 7: The Bhootan Government hereby agree, on requisition being duly made by or by the suthority of, the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, to surrender any British subjects accused of any of the crimes specified in the above Article who may take refuge in tbe territory under the jurisdiction of the Bhootan Government, and also any Bhootanese subjects who, after commiting any of the above crimes in British territory, sball flee into Bhootan, on such evidence of their guilt being produced as shall satisfy the Local Court of the district in which the offence map have been committed.

Article 8: The Bhootan Government hereby agree to refer to the arbitration of the British Government all disputes with, or causes of complaint against, the Rajahs of Sikkim and Cooch Behar, and to abide by the decision of the British Government; and the British Government hereby engage to enquire into and settle all such disputes and complaints in such manner as justice may require, and to insist on the observance of the decision by the Rajahs of Sikkim and Cooch Behar.

Article 9: There shall be free trade and commerce between the two Governments. No duties shall be levied on Bhootanese goods imported into British territories nor shall the Bhootan Government levy any duties on British goods imported into, or transported through, the Bhootan territories. Bhootanese subjects residing in British territories shall have equal justice with British subjects, and British subject

residing in Bhootan shall have equal justice with the subjects of the Bhootan Government.

Article 10: The present Treaty of ten Articles having been concluded at Sinchula on the 11th day of November 1865, corresponding with the Bhootea year Shim Lung 24th day of the 9th month, and signed and sealed by Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Bruce, C.B., and Sam Dorji Deb Zimpon and Themseyrensey Dronyer, the ratifications of the same by His Excellency the Viceroy and Governor-General or His

Excellency the Viceroy and Governor-General in Council and by Their Highnesses the Dharma and Deb Rajahs shall be mutually delivered within thirty days from this date.

H. BRUCE, Lieut.-Col.,

Chief Civil and Political Officer,

In Dabe Nagi

In Bhootea language.

This Treaty was ratified on the 29th November 1865 in Calcutta by me.

25th January 1866                                                                  JOHN LAWRENCE,

Governor-General