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situated miles up the Sadong river. All these rivers hav 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 its sago. The country shows steady progress. There are seventeen wireless stations in the chief centres. A large petroleum field, discovered in the Baram District, at Miri and Bakong, is now a valuable asset. In 1934 the revenue amounted to $4,820,546 and the expenditure to $3,825,872. The value of the exports was $21,458,033 and of the imports $13,959,440. There is a constabulary 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:- Five 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. Tuan Muda His Highness Bertram Willes Brooke (Special

Commissioner for Sarawak in England)

SUPREME COUNCIL

President-H.H. The Rajah

H.H. The Tuan Muda Government Secretary

Crocker (acting)

Treasurer E. Parnell Datu Shahbandar

H. B.

Datu Imam ..

Duta Imam Tua

Datu Hakim

Datu Mentri

Datu Amar

Datu Bentara

COUNCIL NEGRI, OR GENERAL COUNCIL

H. H. the Tuan Muda

President--H.H. The Rajahı

The Government Secretary The Divisional Residents

The Treasurer

The Secretary for Native Affairs The Secretary for Chinese Affairs The District Officers

The Prinicipal Medical Officer The Supt. of Lands and Surveys The Municipal Commissioner

The Chief Justice

The Commissioner of Trade and Customs

The Director of Public Works

The Principal Chiefs of each Residency Clerk to the Council-N. E. Hughes

SECRETARIAT

Government Secretary H. B.

Crocker (acting)

Assistant Government N. E: Hughes (acting) ·

Secretary

RESIDENCIES·

FIRST DIVISION, OR SARAWAK PROPER

Comprising Kuching, Upper Sarawak, Upper Sarawak, Lundu, Simatan and Sadong Resident (Kuching)--W. F. Dick Dist. Officer (Kuching)-

Assist. District Officer (Kuching)-W. P.

N. L. Ditmas

Dist. Officer (Bau)—R. G. Aikman (actg.) Cadet (Bau)-J. R. Outram Assistant District Officer (Lundu) G. F.

J. Pegler (actg.)

Assist. District Officer (Sadong) - S. G.

Hansom (acting)

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SECOND DIVISION

(Comprising Simanggang Engkilili, Lubok

Antu, Saribas and Kalaka)

Resident (Simanggang)-P. M. Adams District Officer (Simanggang) — (vacant) Cadet (Simanggang)-A. F. R. Griffin Dist. Officer (Saribas) — J. C. H. Bacroft

(acting)

Assist. District,' Officer (Kalaka) — D. C.

White (acting)

Assistant District Officer (Engkilili) –

(vacant)

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