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S 1government which had grown up with the people and suited theneeds of the people; and the chiefs were highly respectedand considered to be fountains of justice and kindness.chief was succeeded after his death by his eldest son.IfThethe eldest son happened t~be an idiot or mentally unsound,the second son succeeded his father; but in no case would adaughter succeed her father. In case a chief was without ason, the eldest son of his immediate younger brother wouldsucceed him.Dues of ChiefThe chie f is entitl ed to some dues f rom the v Ll I a­gers. If a villager kills a wild animal, the head of theanimal will be given to the chief.If the animal is shotwith a gun; borrowed from another person, the owner of thegun will be given one foreleg.If this due is not done theman will face a trial before the council of elders, and hewill be p un I ahed with a fine to be determined by the councilof elders. Normally the fine is a pig.The chief is also entitled to collect abasket ofpaddy--about 40to 50 pounds-- from each family of hisvillage.The land belongs to the chief, and the villagerswill have to pay a kind of tax to the chief. A kind-heartedchief would sometimes forego the tax.chiefs strictly followed this practice.But most of theAfter Christianitycame and the chiefs were converted, Christian chiefs gave upthe practice.There was also atraditional practice that the whole