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up the Trusan River and Limbang about 10 miles up the Limbang River, the latter river being noted for its sago. The country shows slow but steady progress. In 1898 there was an increase of revenue of $72,399 over that of the previous year.
In 1899, the actual revenue exceeded the expenditure by over $171,000. The revenue for 1900 was $915,966, against an expenditure of $901,172. The import duties in 1900 produced $92,201, against $79,202, in 1899, and the export duties $198,499 against $151,797 in 1899. The duties on gutta-percha and rubber in 1900 were 898,929 against $77,504 in 1899. There is a military force which is armed, equipped andˇdrilled_after the English model, the interior economy in barracks of the English Army being closely followed. The fort at Kuching is well armed with modern Armstrong B.L. guns, and provision is made for submarine mines. The force is recruited from Sepoys, Malays and Dyaks.
Harbour, buoy, and light dues:-Three cents per ton, payable on arrival, and chargeable to all vessels of 5 tons and upwards.
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT
Rajah-His HIGHNESS SIR CHarles Brooke, G.C.M.G., Grand Officer of Crown of Italy Aide-de-Camp-H. F. Deshon
Supreme Council.
President-His Highness The Rajah Hon. C. A. Bampfylde, Resident of Sara-
wak Proper
Hon. H. F. Deshon, Resident of Third Divn. Datu Bandar, Haji Bua Hassan
Datu Hakim, Haji Mohomat Ali Datu Muda Abang Mahomad Kassim Datu Emaum, Haji Amin
Clerk to the Council-Hon. H. C. Brooke
Johnson
COUNCIL NEGRI, or General COUNCIL The Commandant
President-His Highness The Rajah The Divisional Residents
The Treasurer
The Residents of Districts
RESIDENCIES
FIRST DIVISION, OR SARAWAK PROPER, comprising-Kuching, Paku. Sadong, Lundu, and Simatan
Divisional Resident-Hon. C. A. Bampfylde Resident sec, class-John E. A. Lewis, B.A. Resident second class of Upper Sarawak-
E. R. Stilwell
Resident 2nd class, Sadong— T. Kirkpatrick Cadet-H. B. Crocker
SUPREME COURT, KUCHING
Judge-H.H. The Rajah
Do. Hon. C. A. Bampfylde
—
Do. -John E. A. Lewis
Do. -Hon. H. C. Brooke Johnson
Assistant Judge-The Datu Bandar
Do. Do.
Do.
---The Datu Hakim -The Datu Muda --The Datu Imaum
Clerk-Hai Seng
Malay Writer and Interpreter-Inchi Alli
bin Inchi Bakar
Chinese Writer and Intptr.--Choe Lee Ann
GENERAL AND POLICE Court, KUCHING Magistrate-- Hon. C. A. Bampfyide
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The Principal Chiefs of each Residency Chaplain--
Clerk to the Council-J. E. A. Lewis
Magistrate-John E. A. Lewis, B.A. 'Assistant Magistrate--The Datu Bandar
Do. Do. Do.
-The Datu Hakim -The Datu Muda
The Datu Inaum
Clerk--Hai Seng
Court of Requests, KuchinG Magistrate--A. K. Leys
Assistant Magistrate-The Datu Muda Clerks -Tai Fook Chong, G. Sami
BANKRUPTCY COURTS
Established in Kuching, Muka, and Sibu Presidents-Senior Officers of districts Assistant Judges-Principal Magistrates of
districts and three delegated natives
THE DATU'S Court, KuchiNG Judges-Datu Bandar,
Bandar, Datu Hakim, The Datu Muda, The Datu Imaun, Tuan Belal
TREASURY
Treasurer-Hon. H. '. Brooke Johnson Assistant do. -F. G. Day
Do. --C. C. Robison
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