border. At 9 am after breakfast with Clive we drove the Madi via li-li, road running N.E. to another [illegible] name. We passed many natives came to market with loads of grain, vegetables, etc. Capt. Clive says that a few t mountain occur in the hills but he has never heard of tigers or leopards near the station. Sambars are lurking as are also monkeys of any sort. Altitude of station 3600 feet. Rock white limestone weathering grey, Soil darker red clay. Rainy season starts middle of June & starts to October. None of the natives of Burma territory are allowed to carry guns as in Chinese territory where every traveller is armed. Clive told us he took the guns away as soon as he located them. The name Madi-jpa applies to a large species of tree One of these trees with spreading crown & dentate leaves, for a near