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SARAWAK

up the Trusan River and Limbang about 10 miles up the Limbang River, the latter river being noted for its sago. The country shows slow but steady progress. In 1898 ther- was an increase of revenue of $72,399 over that of the previous year. In 1 the actual revenue exceeded the expenditure by over $171,000. The revenue for 1: was $915,966, against an expenditure of $901,172. The import duties in 1900 produes. $92,201, against $79,202, in 1899, and the export duties 8198,499 against 8131,797 v. 1899. The duties on gutta-percha and rubber in 1900 were 898,929 against 877,94 in 1899. There is a military force which is armed, equipped and drilled after the English model, the interior economy in barracks of the English Army bein closely followed. The fort at Kuching is well armed with modern Armstrong B.L. gun. and provision is made for submarine mines. The force is recruited from Sepoys, Malay and Dyaks.

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

DIRECTORY

GOVERNMENT

Rajah-His HIGHNESS SIR CHARLES BROOKE, G.C.M.G., Grand Officer of Crown of Italy Aide-de-Camp-H. F. Deshon

SUPREME

COUNCIL

President His Highness The Rajah Hon. C. A. Bampfylde, Resident of Sara-

wak Proper

Hon. H. F. Deshon, Resident of Third Divn. Datu Bandar, Haji Bua Hassan

Datu Hakim, Haji Mohomat Ali Datu Muda Abang Mahomad Kassim Datu Emaum, Haji Amin

Clerk to the Council-Hon. H. C. Brook-

Johnson

COUNCIL NEGri, or General COUNCIL

President His Highness The Rajah The Divisional Residents

The Treasurer

The Residents of Districts

RESIDENCIES

FIRST DIVISION, OR SARAWAK PROPER,

comprising Kuching, Paku, Sadong,

Lundu, and Simatan

Divisional Resident-Hon. C. A. Bampfylde Resident sec. class-John E. A. Lewis, B. A. Resident second class of Upper Sarawak-

E. R. Stilwell

Resident 2nd class, Sadong--T. Kirkpatrick ('adet --H. B. Crocker

Supreme Court, Kuching

Judge H.H. The Rajah

Do. Hon. C. A. Bampfylde Do. John E. A. Lewis

Do. Hon. H. C. Brooke Johnson Assistant Judge-The Datu Bandar

Do. Do.

Do.

-The Datu Hakim

-The Datu Muda --The Datu Imaum

Clerk-Hai Seng.

Malay Writer and Interpreter--Inchi Alli

bin Inchi Bakar

Chinese Writer and Intptr.-Choe Lee Ann

GENERAL and Police Court, KuchinG Magistrate-Hon. C. A. Bampfylde

The Commandant

The Principal Chiefs of each Residency Chaplain-

Clerk to the Council--J. E. A. Lewis

Magistrate--John E. A. Lewis, B.A. Assistant Magistrate-The Datu Banda:

----The Datu Haki --The Datu Muda

Do. Do.

Do.

Clerk--Hai Seng

The Datu Imaur

COURT OF REQUESTS, KUCHING Magistrate-A. K. Leys

Assistant Magistrate-The Datu Muda Clerks-Tai Fook Chong, G. Sami

BANKRUPTCY Courts Established in Kuching, Muka, and Nig Presidents-Senior Officers of districts Assistant Judges-Principal Magistratesd districts and three delegated natives

THE DATU'S COURT, KUCHING Judges-Datu Bandar, Datu Haki

The Datu Muda, The Datu Imaun, Ta Belal

TREASURY

Treasurer-Hon. H. C. Brooke Johnson Assistant do. ---F. G. Day

Do. -C. C. Robison

Ciali

REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS stand a world of wear and tear.