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NETHERLANDS-INDIA
The Netherlands Royal Navy in these Colonies numbers 340 officers and 1,668 European and 2,450 native non-commissioned officers and sailors, and 125 militia-men, and consists of about 40 men-of-war. There is, besides, the Government Marine con- sisting of 14 smaller ships with 141 Europeans and 682 natives, employed for civil service duties...
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EDUCATION
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The educational system distinguishes two kinds of instruction: (I.) Instruction is given in the Dutch language; (II.) Instruction given in a vernacular language. To the first category belong 772 (268 private) elementary schools, amongst which are 367 specially for natives and 109 for Chinese. Furthermore, there are 69 (33 private) inter- mediate schools; 14 public and 6 private secondary schools, which find their continuation in the universities in Holland and in the institutions for higher education in the Dutch. East Indies the college of technical science at Bandoeng and the colleges of law and medicine at Batavia, the certificates of which colleges are equal to those issued by the universities in Holland; 6 private secondary schools for girls, and 66 private Fröbel schools. In addition, the following professional schools fall within the same category: 2 schools of medicine, 1 training school for civil-service officers, 3 schools for native officials, 3 agricultural schools, I school of veterinary medicine, 5 (1 private) commercial schools, 6 (2 private) technical schools for architecture, mechanical electro-technical and mining engineering, 2 trade schools, 18 (12 private) training schools and some courses for higher qualifications, supplying European teachers for the elementary schools and a number of the intermediate schools. For Chinese teachers there is a school with instruction in the Dutch language, for native teachers there are 12 (5 private). Furthermore, there are 1 school for post and telegraph officials, 1 school, for chemist-assistants, 1 course for analysts, 1 school for chief mates and naval engineers, 11 (7 private) schools for occupations for women. In category II. there are about 20,400 (private) elementary schools with 1,785,000 pupils, besides a number of trade schools and agricultural schools and a marine-school for the Navy at Macassar. Furthermore, there are 20 public and 13 private normal schools and 280 elementary courses for training native teachers in vernacular language. The other schools are Mohammedan religious schools (18,000 with 450,000 pupils) and a number of schools for Chinese and for Arabians (with 50,000 pupils). ;:
TRADE
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Tandjoeng Pinang and Sabang are free ports. The other ports are open fos either general trade or only for native coasting navigation. Godowns where goodr can be stored and sold, and from whence they can be exported without payment of import or export duties, are established at Batavia, Cheribon, Semarang, Sourabaya, Padang, Palembang, Belawan, Manado, Gorontalo, Ternate, Amboina, Neira (Bandaneira), Macassar and Koepang.
Import duties are imposed in the whole of Netherlands-India, except the Island Wē (Sabang) (Government Atjeh and Dependencies), and the isles belonging to the Residency Riouw and Dependencies... The import duty is fixed ad valorem, or according to the weight or the quantity dimensions, most of the goods being separately mention- ed in the tariff. Most of the metals and raw materials, as lime, and wood, and articles of art and science are free of import duty. Export duty is only paid on a few articles according to value or quantity. Transit cargo is free.
An excise is charged on kerosene-oil, gasoline and benzine, on matches of all kinds; on cigars, cigarettes and cut tobacco (except inland cut tobacco) and on inland beer; moreover on inland arrack in Java and Madoera.
PUBLIC WORKS
On December 31st, 1932, there were in Java 2,850 kilometres of State lines gauge 1.067 m. and 79 kilometres gauge 0.60 m., and 2,541 kilometres of private lines (261 kilo- metres gauge 1.435 m., 2,248 kilometres gauge 1.067 m., and 32 kilometres trainways gauge 1.188 m.); in Sumatra 1,420 kilometres of State lines (813 kilometres gauge 1.067 m., and 521 kilometres gauge 0.75 m.), and 541 kilometres private lines gauge 1.067 m. wharves the depth of the Belawan-river is more than 7 m. under low tide), a harbour for
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