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about 5 miles up the Matu river, are both noted for their sago. Sibu is situated about 60 miles, Kanowit about 100 miles, and Kapit about 160 miles up the Rejang river. Rejang village, at the mouth of Rejang river, is noted for its Bilian (iron wood) works. Kabong is situated at the mouth of the Kalaka river. Saribas lies about 80 miles up the river of the same name which has a tidal wave or bore. Simang-gang is about 60 miles up the Batang Lupar river, which also has a bore. Simunjan is situated about 18 miles up the Sadong river, where the Government work a coal mine. Trusan is about 18 miles up the Trusan River and Limbang about 10 miles up the Limbang River, the latter place being noted for its sago. The country shows slow but steady progress. The revenue for 1900 was 8915,966, against an expenditure of 8901,172. In 1902 the revenue rose to $1,792,039 and the expenditure to $1,139,287; and in 1903, 1904 and 1905, the revenue amounted to $1,391,613, $1,321,879, and $1,353,477 respectively, and the annual expenditure about one hundred thousand dollars below these figures. The total trade has been between thirteen and fourteen million dollars; in 1905, the value of the imports was $5,881,116, and the exports $7,541,101. The gold export was 81,824,320. There is a military force which is armed, equipped and drilled 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

SUPREME COUNCIL

Officer Administering the Government in absence of His Highness Rajah Muda- Sir Percy Cunnynghame Bart., resident of Sarawak Proper

Hon. C. Hose, resident of Third Division Datu Bandar

COUNCIL NEGRI, or

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-Sir Percy Cunnyng-

hame, Bart.

Resident sec. class-John E. A. Lewis, B.A. Resident second class of Upper Sarawak-

H. R. A. Day (Paku) Do.

E. R. Stilwell (Bau) Asst. Resident-H. B. Crocker (Bau) Resident 2nd class, Sadong-D. A. Owen

Do. -F. Boult (Lundu)

SUPREME Court, Kuching

Judge-H.H. The Rajah Muda

Do.

Sir P. F. Cunnynghame, Bart.

Do. --John E. A. Lewis

Do.

Hon. F. H. Dallas

Datu Hakim, Haji Mohomat Ali Datu Muda Abang Mahomad Kassim Datu Emaum

Clerk to the Council-Hon. F. H. Dallas

General COUNCIL

The Commandant

The Principal Chiefs of each Residency Chaplain-

Clerk to the Council-J. E. A. Lewis

Assistant Judge-The Datu Bandar

Do. Do. Do.

-The Datu Hakim

-The Datu Muda -The Datu Imaum

Clerk-Su Hai Seng

Malay Writer and Interpreter-Inchi Alli

bin Inchi Bakar

GENERAL AND POLICE COURT, KUCHING Magistrate-Sir Percy Cunnynghame, Bart. Magistrate-John E. A. Lewis, B.A. Assistant Magistrate-The Datu Bandar

Do. Do.

Do.

-The Datu Hakim -The Datu Muda

-The Datu Imaum

COURT OF REQUESTS, KuchiNG Magistrate-F. G. Day

Assistant Magistrate-The Datu Muda

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