SARAWAK
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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 up the Trusan River and Limbang about 10 miles up the Limbang River, the latter place being noted for its sago. The country shows slow but steady progress. The 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 inines. The force is recruited from Malays and Dyaks.
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 Vyner Brooke
His Highness Bertram Brooke, The Tuan Muda
The Hon. A. B. Ward
SUPREME COUNCIL
(Resident of Sarawak Proper) Hon. R. S. Douglas, Resident, 4th division Hon. J. Baring-Gould, Resident, 3rd division
COMMITTEE OF
Hon. A. B. Ward (chairman and secretary) The Divisional Residents (3) Hon. G. C. Gillan
Hon. G. C. Gillan, treasurer Datu Bandar, Datu Hakim Datu Emaum, Datu Temonggong Inaki Mahomat Zin
ADMINISTRATION
Hon. H. B. Crocker
Hon. F. G. Day
Native Member of Supreme Council
COUNCIL NEGRI, OR GENERAL COUNCIL
President-His Highness The Rajah The Divisional Residents
The Treasurer
RESIDENCIES
FIRST DIVISION, OR SARAWAK Proper, (Comprising Kuching, Upper Sarawak, Sadong, Lundu and Simatan) Divisional Resident Hon. A. B. Ward Bau-D. A. Owen
Residents, sec. class-C. E. A. Ermen Resdt., 2nd cl., Sadong-H. H. Korlight
Lundu (vacant)
Do.
Supdt of Lands and Survey --Hon. H. B.
Crocker
Supt. of Police-O. Lang
Postmaster-general-Hon. F. G. Day Supt. of Public Works-P. H. O'Nians Registrar Supreme Court-H. A. Adams Medical Officer-O. F. G. Lulin
Municipal Officer-K. H. Gillan (on leave) Storekeeper-G. C. Street
The Residents of Districts
The Principal Chiefs of each Residency Clerk to the Council-Hon. G. C. Gillan
SUPREME COURT, KUCHING
Judge-H. H. The Rajah
Do.-H. H. The Tuan Muda Do. Hon. A. B. Ward Do. Hon. G. C. Gillan
Assistant Judges-The Datu Bandar, Abang Mohamat Kassim; The Datu Temonggong, Abang Haji Mohamat Alli; The Datu Hakim, Abang Maji Asahari; The Datu Imaum, Haji Mohamat Rais; Inche Mohamat Zin, the Tua Kampong of Kg. Gersih
Clerks Ee Beng Chuan, L. Kim Han
RESIDENCY AND POLICE COURT, KUCHING Magistrate-Hon. A. B. Ward Magistrate-C. E. A. Ermen
Asst. Magistrate-The Datu Bandar
Do. -The Datu Temenggong
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