‘A collection of treaties, engagements and sanads relating to India and neighbouring countries’ [‎267] (284/578)

AFGHANISTAN—NO. XVI—1895.
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Fourthly, that the water of the Psein Lora and Kadanai river belongs jointly
to the people residing on both banks of the river.
If any of the subjects of the British or Afghan Governments wish to construct
a new water channel leading from the Psein Lora or Kadanai river, they must
first obtain the permission of the district officers concerned of both Governments.
Clause No. 6 .—We have jointly agreed that the boundary line leaves the
Kadanai river at boundary pillar No. XXV, and runs westwards in a straight
line to boundary pillar No. XXVI, and thence in a straight line to boundary pillar
No. XXVII, and thence in a straight line to boundary pillar No. XXVIII, which
has been erected on a conspicuous knoll on the south bank of the Kadanai river.
The boundary line turning north-westwards crosses the Kadanai river and ascends
the hills on the north of the river in a straight line up the spur which forms the
western watershed The boundary between adjacent drainage basins. of the Kalagai nullah to boundary pillar No. XXIX, which has
been erected on a conspicuous knoll on that watershed The boundary between adjacent drainage basins. . Thence the line runs
in a straight line to boundary pillar No. XXX, which has been erected on the
southern watershed The boundary between adjacent drainage basins. of the Kalaka nullah. The boundary line now turns west
wards and runs along the crest of the southern watershed The boundary between adjacent drainage basins. of the Kalaka nullah
through boundary pillars No. XXXI, XXXII to pillar No. XXXIII. Beyond
pillar No. XXXIII the boundary line leaves the watershed The boundary between adjacent drainage basins. of the Kalaka nullah
and runs along the crest of the watershed The boundary between adjacent drainage basins. dividing the two Sarghash Luna nullahs
through boundary pillars Nos. XXXIV and XXXV.
Here the line crosses the southern Sarghash Luna nullah and runs in a straight
line to boundary pillar No. XXXVI, which has been erected on a conspicuous
knoll on the south of that nullah. From here again turning westwards the line
runs in a straight line to boundary pillar No. XXXVII, which has been erected
on the east bank of the Kadanai river. From here crossing the Kadanai river
the boundary line runs in a straight line to boundary pillar No. XXXVIII, which
has been erected on a conspicuous peak on the south bank of the Kadanai river
opposite the junction of the Kadanai river and the Kalaka nullah. At this pillar
the boundary line turns south-westwards and runs for about one and three-quarter
miles along a well defined watershed The boundary between adjacent drainage basins. through pillar No. XXXIX to pillar No. XL,
which has been erected on a conspicuous peak of the Asdabra hills. Then turning
north-westwards the boundary line runs along a well defined watershed The boundary between adjacent drainage basins. for about
one and a quarter miles through boundary pillars Nos. XLI, XLII to No. XLIII,
which has been erected on the south bank of the Kadanai river.
From pillar No. XLIII the boundary line runs along the centre of the river bed
of the Kadanai river for about one mile to boundary pillar No. XLIV, which has
been erected on a conspicuous knoll on the south bank of the Kadanai river.
Thence it runs in a straight line crossing the Kadanai river to boundary pillar
No. XLV, erected on a knoll on the north bank of the Kadanai river. Then it
ascends the hills on the north of that river in a straight line to boundary pillar
No, XLVI, and thence in a straight line to boundary pillar No. XLVII, which hag