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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 ther- was an increase of revenue of $72,399 over that of the previous year. In 1 the actual revenue exceeded the expenditure by over $171,000. The revenue for 1: was $915,966, against an expenditure of $901,172. The import duties in 1900 produes. $92,201, against $79,202, in 1899, and the export duties 8198,499 against 8131,797 v. 1899. The duties on gutta-percha and rubber in 1900 were 898,929 against 877,94 in 1899. There is a military force which is armed, equipped and drilled after the English model, the interior economy in barracks of the English Army bein closely followed. The fort at Kuching is well armed with modern Armstrong B.L. gun. and provision is made for submarine mines. The force is recruited from Sepoys, Malay and Dyaks.
Harbour, buoy, and light dues:-Three cents per ton, payable on arrival, an 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. Brook-
Johnson
COUNCIL NEGri, or General COUNCIL
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 ('adet --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. Bampfylde
The Commandant
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 Banda:
----The Datu Haki --The Datu Muda
Do. Do.
Do.
Clerk--Hai Seng
The Datu Imaur
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 Nig Presidents-Senior Officers of districts Assistant Judges-Principal Magistratesd districts and three delegated natives
THE DATU'S COURT, KUCHING Judges-Datu Bandar, Datu Haki
The Datu Muda, The Datu Imaun, Ta Belal
TREASURY
Treasurer-Hon. H. C. Brooke Johnson Assistant do. ---F. G. Day
Do. -C. C. Robison
Ciali
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