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SARAWAK
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 Linibang about 10 miles up the Limbang River, the latter 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 Vyner Brooke
His Highness Bertram Brooke, The Duan Muda
SUPREME COUNCIL
The Hon. A. B. Ward
(Resident of Sarawak Proper) Hon. R. S. Douglas, Resident, 4th division Hon. J. Baring-Gould, Resident, 3rd division
COMMITTEE OF
Hon. A. B. Ward (chairman and secretary) The Divisional Residents (3) Hon. C. C. Robison
Hon. G. C. Gillan
Hon. G. C.-Gillan, treasurer Datu Bandar, Datu Hakim Datu Emaum, Datu Tenionggong Tua Kampong Gresik
ADMINISTRATION
Hon. D. A. Owen Hon. H. B. Crocker Hon. E. L. Grove
Native Member of Supreme Council
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, Upper Sarawak,
Sadong, Lundu and Simatan) Divisional Resident-Hon. A. B. Ward Bau-Hon. D. A. Owen
Residents, sec. class-C. E. A. Ermen, W. R.
T. Clement
Resdt., 2nd cl., Sadong-S. Cunynghame
Do.
Crocker
Lundu-(vacant)
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Hon. H. B.
Director of Agriculture
SUPREME COURT, KUCHING
Judge-H. H: The Rajah Do. -Hon. A. B. Ward Do. -Hon. G. C. Gillan
The Principal Chiefs of each Residency Chaplain-Ven. Archdeacon Small Clerk to the Council-Hon. G. C. Gillan
Assistant Judges-The Datu__Bandar, Abang Mohamat Kassin; The Datu Temonggong, Abang Haji Mohamat Alli; The Datu Hakim, Abang Maji Asahari; The Datu Ímaum, Haji Mohamat Rais; Inche Mohamat Zin, the Tua Kampong of Kg. Gersih Clerks-Ee Beng Chuan, L. Kim Han
RESIDENCY AND POLICE COUrt, Kuching Magistrate Hon. A. B. Ward
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Magistrate C. E. A. Ermen
Asst. Magistrate-The Datu Bandar
The Datu Temonggong
Do.
Do.
The Datu Hakim
Do.
-The Datu Imaum
Do.
-Inch Mahomat Zin