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SARAWAK.

1868, married 1869 to Margaret de Windt. His heir-the Rajab Mudah-Charles Vyner Brooke, was born 26th September, 1874.

The country produces diamonds, gold, silver, antimony, quicksilver, coal, gutta- percha, india-rubber, canes, rattans, camphor, beswax, birdsnests, sago, pepper, and gambier. The principal towns are:-Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, situated on the Sarawak river, about 23 miles from its mou h, in latitude 1 deg. 32 min. N., longitude 110 deg. 38 min. E. (approximate). Claude Town, the principal town and fort in the Baram river, is about CO miles inland. Bintulu, situate at the mouth of the Bintulu river, is famous for its sago. Oya, which lies about 1 miles up the Oya river; and Matu, about 5 miles up the Matu river, are both noted for their sago. Sibu is situated about 60 miles, Kanowit about 100 miles, and Kapit about 160 miles up the Rejang river. Rejang village, at the mouth of Rejang river, is noted for its Bilian (iron wood) works. Kabong is situated at the mouth of the Kalaka river. Saribas lies about 80 miles up the river of the same name, and has a tidal wave or bore. Simang-gang is about 60 miles up the Batang Lugar river, and also has a bore. Simuojan is situated about 18 miles up the Sadong river, where the Government work

a coal mine.

The revenue amounts to between three and four hundred thousand dollars, and the trade to about $3,500,000, nearly equally divided between imports and exports.

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

DIRECTORY.

GOVERNMENT.

Rajah of Sarawak-His Highness Sir

Charles Brooke, G.C.M.G., Commander

of Crown of Italy

Private Secretary-

Aide-de-camp-H. F. Deshon

SUPREME COUNCIL.

President-His Highness The Rajah

Member-Hon. F. R. O. Maxwell, Resi-

dent of Sarawak Proper

do.

Hon. C. S. Pearce, Tr asurer

do. -Datu Bandar, Haji Bua Hassan

-Datu Imaum, Haji Metaim -Abang Mahomad Kassim -Haji Sudin

do.

do.

do.

Recorder to the Council-Charles S. Pearso

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. Maxwell Officer in Charge of Upper Sarawak-

R. V. Awdry

Assistant Resident, Sadong-E. H. Wil-

liams

Officer in charge of Lundu-H. R. Day Magistrate, Court of Requests-A. K. Leys

SUPREME COURT, KUCHING. Judge-H.H. The Rajah

do. Hon. F. R. O. Maxwell Assistant Judge-Charles S. Pearse

do.

---The Datu Bandar

do.

-The Datu Imaum

do.

do.

-Abang Md. Kassim -Haji Šudin

Clerk-E. C. Leicester

Malay Writer and Interpreter-Inchi Ba-

kar bin Boyong

Chinese Writer and Interpreter-Choo Lee

Ann