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flood-tide, but plans exist to improve the fairway. When there is no room available for ships at wharves, they remain at anchor in the stream, where they do not experience any difficulty from the strong current except during the rainy season (West Monsoon). They can load and discharge there on both sides by means of lighters which come alongside the ships. The first harbour works were constructed in 1894 and extended in 1909, the total cost being more than Fls. 500,000. Plans for building a harbour for deep-sea going vessels are in full preparation.
Makassar.-The important harbour of Makassar, situated on the south-west point of Celebes, possesses roads well protected by a group of four coral islands. In the years 1902-1908 the building of a screw-pile wharf 500 metres long, and 10 metres broad, with a depth alongside of 7 metres at low water, running approximately parallel with the shore, with six godowns, was completed after many troubles due to the bad soil at an expense of 1,500,000 guilders. The trade of Makassar, however, has advanced with such rapid strides that from time to time important - extensions have had to be made. At present a quay with a length of 1,340 metres has been built, where ships of 9 metres draught will be able to moor even at low tide. A lighter harbour has been made with a quay of about 600 metres and 26 short screw-pile wharves. In 1918 it was decided to build a break-water, via the coral- islands Groot Lae and Klein Lae Lae, about 1,600 metres long, lying parallel with the quay-wall and giving, during the whole year, protection to all the mooring vessels. This last work will cost about 1,500,000 guilders. The extension of godowns and sheds keeps pace with that of the quays. On the North-side of the harbour reclamation- works have been executed on a large scale, serving for storing coal, oil and fuel Preparations for further extensions are being made.
Island of Borneo
Pontianak.-Pontianak, which is situated at the junction of the small Kapoeas River, is the principal trading centre in the West Coast of Borneo Residency. There is a wharf 150 metres long, behind which there is a space of 800 square metres available for storage purpose. There is further a Customs examination shed with a floor space of about 500 -square metres. The export of copra and coconut-oil is very considerable.
Bandjarmasin.- Bandjermasin is also a fairly important commercial centre.
It lies on the Martapora River, a few kilometres above the junction of that river with the Barito River in the Residency of South and East Borneo. In addition to the screw-pile wharf, 246 metres long and 11 metres wide, which was completed in 1911, there are several other small landing stages on the right bank of the Martapora river. There are Customs offices and storage godowns adjoining the harbour.
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BESTUUR VAN NEDERLANDSCH-INDIE.
Gouverneur-Generaal-Dr. J. P. GRAAF VAN LIMBURG STIRUM Adjudant van Z. E.-V. F. J. Boumeester, Kapitein der Infanterie,
tevens Intendant der Gouvernements-hôtels
Do.
-R. M. C. d'Engelbronner, Kapitein der Infanterie Do. -C. Baron de Vos van Steenwijk, Lt. ter zee der le klasse
RAAD VAN NEDERLANDSCH-INDIE Vice-President-H. N. A. Swart Leden-J. Hulshoff Pol, P. de Roo de la Faille, J. H. Carpentier Alting, L. J. Dijkstra Secretaris-
VOLKSRAAD
President Dr. W. M. C. Schumann Leden-Abdul Moeis, Dr. Abdul Rivai, S. Alatas, M. A. Atmodirono, P. Berg-
meyer, D. Birnie, K. A. R. Bosscha, L Coster van Voorhout, Ch. G. Cramer, R. A. M. Djajadiningrat, M. Ng. Dwidjo- sewojo, Dr. J. Gerritsen, Dr. H.s'Jacob, M. B. van den Jagt, R. Kamil, H. H. Kan H. Ketner, R. M. T. A. Koesoemo Joedo,[" R. M. T. A. Koesoemo Oetoijo, D. von Hinloopen Labberton, F. Laoh, Lim A. Pat, C. van der Linde, Tjipto Man- goenkoesoemo, F. T. Mohamad Thajeh, J. C. Pabst, J. A. A. P. Prangwedono, R
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