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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. 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 Malays and Dyaks.

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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

The Tuan Muda-His Highnes. Bertram Brooke A.D.C.--Capt. W. R. B. Gifford

SUPREME COUNCIL

A. B. Ward, Resident of Sarawak Proper R. S. Douglas, Resident, 4th division G. C. Gillan, treasurer

Datu Bandar, Datu Hakim

Datu Emaum, Datu Temonggong Inaki Mahomat Zin

COMMITTEE OF ADMINISTRATION

A. B. Ward (chairman and secretary) The Divisional Residents (3) G. C. Gillan

H. B. Crocker 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-A. B. Ward Bau-H. M. Owen

District Officer-C. E. A. Ermen

Do. Sadong-H. H. Korlight Do. Lundu (vacant)

Supdt. of Lands and Survey

Crocker

Supt. of Police-O. Lang

Postmaster-General-F. G. Day

H. B.

Supt. of Public Works-O. Ricketts (actg.) Registrar Supreme Court-P. M. Adams

(acting)

Medical Officer-O. F. G. Luhn Municipal Officer-K. H. Gillan Storekeeper-G. C. Street

The Residents of Districts

The Principal Chiefs of each Residency Clerk to the Council-G. C. Gillan

SUPREME COURT, KUCHING

Judge H. H. The Rajah

Do.-H. H. The Tuan Muda Do.-A. B. Ward

Do.-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

Chinese Interpreter J. Lim Keng Choy Asst.

-D. Kui Sing Malay Asst.

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-Inchi Mohd. Ali -Abdul Kadir

Clerks Ee Beng Chuan, Mohamat Tait

RESIDENCY AND POLICE COURT, KUCHING Magistrate-A. B. Ward -

Magistrate-C. E. A. Ermen

Asst. Magistrate-The Datu Bandar

Do. -The Datu Temenggong