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SARAWAK,

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The revenue for 1883 was $271,117,96, and the expenditure $270,752.40. The value of the imports in 1883 was $1,827,582; that of the exports $1,804,892. The principal sources of revenue are the opium, gambling, arrack, and pawn farms, producing in 1883 $127,605.92, as against $117,458.02 in 1882.

Harbour, buoy, and light dues: Three cents per ton, payable on arrival, and chargeable to all vessels of 5 tons and upwards.

The taxes levied are:-Exemption tax, $2 per annum per man, payable by Malays; $1.00, or one pasu of rice, per annum per door, payable by Sea Dyaks; 83.00 per annum for every family of Land Dyaks, young bachelors paying $1.50. The total amount of Dyak and Malay revenue for the year 1883 was $50,970.11. The stamp duties are:-On all receipts and paid bills above $5, ou bills of sale, on all agreements, and on bills of lading or mates' receipts, 3 cents.

(Total for 1888, $19,786.49).

IMPORT DUTIES

3,00

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Free in Sarawak Proper.

Java Tobacco, per basket......$ 2.00 Palembang, do, per pienl 10.00 Chinese, do,, pir case. Other, do., per pical...... 10.00,

EXPORT DUTIES-(Total

Beeswax, $2 per picul. Birdaneats, 15 cents per catty on gooi,

per cent. on value of inferior. Camphor, 5 per cent. on value. Canes, 50 cents per 1,000,

Rattans, 10 cents per pical.

Salt, per koyan Gin, per case of 15 bottles Spirits, per dozen

LAND----------+

$20.00

1.90

0.50

+IALATII PUMA

for 1883, $29,788.72). Gutta-percha. $3 per picul. India-rubber, $3 per picul. Sago, Raw, $4 per koyan. Sago Flour, 21 per cent. on value. Gambier, 10 cents per pical. Pepper, 20 cents per picul.

GOVERNMENT.

DIRECTORY.

Rajah of Sarawak His Highness Charles Brooke, Commander of the Crown of Italy (absent)

Private Secretary-Reginald Awdry Aide-de-camp-H. F. Deshon

COMMITTEE OF ADMINISTRATION.

Hon, C. C. Crespigny

Hon. F. R. O. Maxwell

Datu Bandar

Datu Imaum

Abang Mat Kassim

Clerk-C. S. Pearse

SUPREME COUNCIL,

President--His Highness The Rajah Member-Hon. F. B. O. Maxwell, Resi-

dent of Sarawak Proper -Datu Bandar, Haji Bua Hassan -Datu Imaum, Haji Metaim

do.

do.

do.

do.

Abang Mahomad Kassim

Tuan Haji Mahomad Aim

Clerk-Charles S. Pearse

COUNCIL NEGRI, OR GENERAL COUNCIL President His Highness The Rajah Members-The Divisional Residents, the Residents of Districts, the Principal Chiefs of each Residency, E. P. Hough- ton, M.D. Chaplain-Venble. Archdeacon Mesney Clerk---Reginald Awdry

RESIDENCIES.

FIRST DIVISION, OR SARAWAK PROPER, comprising-Kuching, Paku, Sadong,

Lundu, and Simatan.

Resident 1st class-Hon, F. R. O Max-

well

Officer in Charge of Upper Sarawak—0. A.

Bampfylde

Magistrate Court of Requests R. V. Awdry Extra Officer-E. H. Williams Cadet R. K. Phillipps

do. J. B. Douglas

Writers-Choon Quee, Kin Chong, Peter

Middleton, Ju Hoon