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for its sago and bilian timber. Oya, which lies about 13 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, which has a tidal wave or bore. Simang-gang is about 60 miles up the Batang Lupar river, which also has a bore. Simunjan is situated about 18 miles up the Sadong river, where the Government work a coal mine. Trusan is about 18 miles the Trusan River and Limbang about 10 miles up the Limbang River, the latter up place being noted for its sago. The country shows slow but steady progress. gold export amounts to over one million dollars a year. There is a military force which is armed, equipped and drilled after the English model, the interior economy in barracks of the English Army being closely followed. The fort at Kuching is well armed with modern Armstrong B.L. guns, and provision is made for submarine mines. The force is recruited from Sepoys, Malays and Dyaks.

The

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-HIS HIGHNESS SIR CHARLES BROOKE, G.C.M.G., Grand Officer of Crown of Italy. His Highness The Rajah Muda, C. Vyner Brooke, Administering the Government

SUPREME COUNCIL

The Hon. Ivone Kirkpatrick Caldecot,

Resident of Sarawak Proper Hon. R. S. Douglas, Resident, 4th division Hon. J. Baring-Gould, Resident, 3rd division

COUNCIL NEGRI, OR

President-His Highness The Rajah

The Divisional Residents

The Treasurer

The Residents of Districts

RESIDENCIES

FIRST DIVISION, OR SARAWAK PROPER, (Comprising Kuching, Upper Sarawak,

Sadong, Lundu and Simatan) Divisional Resident-Hon. Ivone Kirk-

patrick Caldecot

Resident, sec. class-H. B. Crocker Sec. class Resident-D. A. Owen Resdt., 2nd el., Sadong-W. R. T. Clement Lunda-J. Barring Gould

Do.

SUPREME COURT, Kuching Judge-H. H. The Rajah Muda

Do.-Hon. Ivone Kirkpatrick Caldecot Do.-Hon. F. H. Dallas (absent) Assistant Judges The Datu Bandar, Abang Mohamat Kassim; The Datu Temonggong, Abang Haji Mohamat Alli; The Datu Hakim, Abang Maji Asahari; The

Hon. F. H. Dallas, treasurer

Datu Bandar, Datu Hakim

Datu Emaum, Datu Temonggong Tua Kampong Gresik

GENERAL COUNCIL

The Principal Chiefs of each Residency Chaplain-Vacant

Clerk to the Council-G, C. Gillan

Mohamat Rois; Inche Mohamat Zin, the Tuo Kampong of Kg. Gersih Clerk-Ee Beng Chuan

Malay Interpreter and Writer-Inchi

Mahomat Alli

Malay Interpeter and Writer-Abdul

Kadir bin Inchi Buyang

Chinese Interpreter J. Lim Keng Choey

GENERAL AND POLICE COURT, Kuching Magistrate Hon. Ivone Kirkpatrick

Caldecot

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Magistrate-H. B. Crocker

Asst. Magistrate The Datu Bandar

Do. -The Datu Temonggong

Do.

--The Datu Hakim

Do.

Do.

-The Datu Imaum -Inchi Mahomat Zin

COURT OF REQUESTS, KUCHING

; The Datu Ímaum,

Datu Ímaum, Haji Magistrate- F. G. Day

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