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SARAWAK
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68 miles, Kanowit 100 miles, and Kapit 156 miles up the Rejang river. Kabong is situated at the mouth of the Kalaka river. Saribas lies about 80 miles up the river of the same name, Simang-gang is 50 miles up the Batang Lupar river, and Simunjan is situated 22 miles up the Sadong river, where the Government work a coal mine. All these rivers have a tidal wave or bore. Trusan is about 18 miles up the Trusan River and Limbang about 10 miles up the Limbang River, the latter place being noted for The country shows steady progress. There are twenty wireless stations in the chief centres. A large petrolcum field, discovered in the Baram District at Miri and Bakong, is now a valuable asset. In 1927 the revenue amounted $6,243,065 and the expenditure to $5,764,318. The value of the exports was $49,730,269 and of the imports $22,684,998. 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 force is recruited from Malays and Dyaks.
Harbour, buoy, and light dues:-Three cents per ton, payable on arrival, and chargeable to all vessels of five tons and upwards.
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT
Rajah-His Highness Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, G.C.M.G. The Tuan Muda-His Highness Bertram Willes Brooke Private secretary to H.H. the Rajah-G. T. M. MacBrayan
SUPREME COUNCIL
to
President H.H. The Rajah
Datu Bandar
H.H. The Tuan Muda
H. B. Crocker, chief secretary
A. A. Rennie, treasurer
H. L. Owen, resident (3rd division)
Datu Hakim
Datu Imam
Datu Mentri
COMMITTEE OF ADMINISTRATION
Ordinary Members: Chief Secretary-Commr. of Public Works Treasurer-Commr. of Trade & Customs Residents-3rd and 4th Divisions Resident-1st Division
Advisory Members:
The Datu Bandar and Inche Abu Bakar
(for Malay Affairs)
Ong Tiang Swce, c.s.s. (for Chinese
Affairs)
COUNCIL NEGRI, OR GENERAL COUNCIL
President-H.H. The Rajah
Chief Secretary
The Divisional Residents
The Treasurer
Chief Secretary--H. B. Crocker
The Post Master General
The Prinicipal Medical Officer The District Officers
The Principal Chiefs of each Residency Clerk to the Council-A. A. Rennie
SECRETARIAT
Assist. Secretary-G. T. M. MacBryan
RESIDENCIES
FIRST DIVISION, OR SARAWAK PROPER (Comprising Kuching, Upper Sarawak, Sadong, Lundu and Simatan) Resident (1st Division)-F. F. Boult
District Officer (Kuching)-J. C. Swayne District Officer (Bau)—J. B. Archer Assist. District Officer (Sadong) - F. G.
Carpenter
District Officer (Lundu)-J. B. Archer