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for its sago and bilian timber. Oya, which lies about 13 miles up the Oya river, and Matu, 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 the Trusan River and Limbang about 10 miles up the Limbang River, the latter up place being noted for its sago. The country shows slow but steady progress. gold export amounts to over one million dollars a year. 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.
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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. His Highness The Rajah Muda, C. Vyner Brooke, Administering the Government
SUPREME COUNCIL
The Hon. Ivone Kirkpatrick Caldecot,
Resident of Sarawak Proper Hon. R. S. Douglas, Resident, 4th division Hon. J. Baring-Gould, Resident, 3rd division
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, Upper Sarawak,
Sadong, Lundu and Simatan) Divisional Resident-Hon. Ivone Kirk-
patrick Caldecot
Resident, sec. class-H. B. Crocker Sec. class Resident-D. A. Owen Resdt., 2nd el., Sadong-W. R. T. Clement Lunda-J. Barring Gould
Do.
SUPREME COURT, Kuching Judge-H. H. The Rajah Muda
Do.-Hon. Ivone Kirkpatrick Caldecot Do.-Hon. F. H. Dallas (absent) Assistant Judges The Datu Bandar, Abang Mohamat Kassim; The Datu Temonggong, Abang Haji Mohamat Alli; The Datu Hakim, Abang Maji Asahari; The
Hon. F. H. Dallas, treasurer
Datu Bandar, Datu Hakim
Datu Emaum, Datu Temonggong Tua Kampong Gresik
GENERAL COUNCIL
The Principal Chiefs of each Residency Chaplain-Vacant
Clerk to the Council-G, C. Gillan
Mohamat Rois; Inche Mohamat Zin, the Tuo Kampong of Kg. Gersih Clerk-Ee Beng Chuan
Malay Interpreter and Writer-Inchi
Mahomat Alli
Malay Interpeter and Writer-Abdul
Kadir bin Inchi Buyang
Chinese Interpreter J. Lim Keng Choey
GENERAL AND POLICE COURT, Kuching Magistrate Hon. Ivone Kirkpatrick
Caldecot
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Magistrate-H. B. Crocker
Asst. Magistrate The Datu Bandar
Do. -The Datu Temonggong
Do.
--The Datu Hakim
Do.
Do.
-The Datu Imaum -Inchi Mahomat Zin
COURT OF REQUESTS, KUCHING
; The Datu Ímaum,
Datu Ímaum, Haji Magistrate- F. G. Day
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