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SARAWAK.

The revenue for 1884 was $276,269,18, and the expenditure $289,292.05; the estimated revenue for 1885 was $302,632. The value of the imports in 1883 was $1,827,582; that of the exports $1,804,392. The principal sources of revenue are the opium, gambling, arrack, and pawn farms, producing in 1884 $172,400, as against $127,605.92 in 1883.

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; $3.00 per annum for every family of Land Dyaks, young bachelors paying $1.50. The total amount of Dyak and Malay revenue for the year 1884 was $52,606.47. The stamp duties are:-On all receipts and paid bills above $5, on bills of sale, on all agreements, and on bills of lading or mates' receipts, 3 cents.

IMPORT DUTIES-(Total for 1884, $19,344.39).

Java Tobacco, per basket......$ 2.00 Palembang, do., per picul Chinese, do., per case Other,

do., per picul

Free in

10.00

3.00 10.00

Sarawak Proper.

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

EXPORT DUTIES-(Total for 1884, $29,240.38).

Beeswax, $2 per picul.

Birdsnests, 15 cents per catty on good, and 5

per cent. on value of inferior.

Camphor, 5 per cent. on value.

Canes, 50 cents per 1,000.

Rattans, 10 cents per picul.

Gutta-percha $3 per picul. India-rubber, $3 per picul. Sago, Raw, $4 per koyan.

Sago Flour, 2 per cent. on value. Gambier, 10 couts per picul. Pepper, 20 cents per picul.

$20.00

1.20

0.50

DIRECTORY.

GOVERNMENT.

Rajah of Sarawak-His Highness Charles Brooke, Commander of Crown of Italy Private Secretary-Reginald Awdry (ab-

sent)

Aide-de-camp-H. F. Deshon

SUPREME COUNCIL. President-His Highness The Rajah Member-Hon. F. R. O. Maxwell, Resi- dent of Sarawak Proper (absent) -C. A. Bampfylde, acting Resident

of Sarawak Proper

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

--Datu Bandar, Haji Bua Hassan

-Datu Imaum, Haji Metaim

Mahomad Hassan

-

Abang Mahomad Kassim Tuan Haji Mahomad Aim

Clerk to the Council-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 Chaplain Venble. Archdeacon Mesney Clerk to the Council-Reginald Awdry

RESIDENCIES.

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

Lundu, and Simatan.

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

well (absent) C. A. Bampfylde

Acting do.

Oficer in Charge of Upper Sarawak-

Vacant

Magistrate Court of Requests-R. V. Awdry

Acting

do.

(absent) -Q. A. Buck Writers--Choon Quee, Kong Ghim, Kang Chin, Kin Chong, Peter Middleton, Ju Hoon

SECOND DIVISION, comprising--Batang Lupar, Saribas, and Kalaka. Resident 2nd class-H. F. Deshon (Ba-

tang Lupar)

Extra Officer-R. W. Martyn Clerks-Henry Lees, Simon Than

THIRD DIVISION, comprising-Rejang, Muka, Bintulu and Oya. Resident 1st class-Hon. H. Brooke Low