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Administrative Powers—

With the exception of the following three subjects all the remaining administrative functions would be common with the Central or Provincial Government under the terms of the standstill arrangement outlined in paragraph 1 above.

Exceptions.—1. Excise—Subject to agreement with the Provincial Government regarding the fixing of duty, etc.
2. Forests—The Chief Conservator would act in an advisory capacity to the Federation in regard to the management and control of the Forests.
3. Land and water rights and the revenue derived therefrom.

3. Revenue—

The member States of the Federation have agreed that the balance of the Khasi States Deposit Account should be handed over to the Federation and that future payments to this Deposit Account should also be made over to the Federation until fresh arrangements have been reached in regard to the contributions to be paid to the Federation by individual States.

4. Khasi Territory in the Province—

The Federation request that all possible help should be given to facilitate the unification of all Khasi territory.

All Khasi villages which desired to rejoin States of which they had formerly formed a part should be allowed to do so.

Other Khasi territory in the Province should, if they desired, be allowed to join the Federation as units.

5. Legislation—

In matters of legislation concerning subjects of common interest passed by the Assam Legislature there should be some machinery either by representation in that Legislature or otherwise set up whereby the legislation, where necessary, can be adopted or modified to suit the conditions and circumstances existing in the Khasi Hill.

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