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SARAWAK

68 miles, Kanowit 100 miles, and Kapit 156 miles up the Rejang river. Kabong is situated at the mouth of the Kalaka river. Saribas lies about 80 miles up the river of the same name, Simang-gang is 50 miles up the Batang Lupar river, and Simunjan is situated 22 miles up the Sadong river, where the Government work a coal mine. All these rivers have a tidal wave or bore. 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 steady progress. There are nineteen wireless stations

in the chief centres. A large petrolcum field, discovered in the Baram District at Miri and Bakong, is now a valuable asset. In 1925 the revenue amounted to $5,094,579.92 and the expenditure to $3,900,125.36. The value of the exports was $56,011,036 and of the imports $21,072,884. 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 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 five tons and upwards.

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DIRECTORY

GOVERNMENT

Rajah-His Highness Vyner Brooke

The Tuan Muda-His Highness Bertram Willes Brooke Private Secretary-Inche Mahomad Ali bin Inchi Abu Bakar

President-H.H. The Rajah

H.H. The Tuan Muda

SUPREME COUNCIL

H. B. Crocker, acting chief secretary A. A. Rennie, treasurer

Datu Bandar

Datu Hakim

Datu Emaum

Inche Mahomad Zin

COMMITTEE OF ADMINISTRATION

Ordinary Members:

Chief Secretary-Commr. of Public Works Treasurer-Commr. of Trade & Customs Residents-3rd and 4th Divisns

Advisory Members:

The Datu Bandar and Inche Abu Bakar

(for Malay Affairs)

Ong Tiang Swee (for Chinese Affairs)

COUNCIL NEGRI, OR GENERAL COUNCIL

President-H.H. The Rajah Chief Secretary

The Divisional Residents The Treasurer

The District Officers

The Principal Chiefs of each Residency Clerk to the Council-A. A. Rennie

SECRETARIAT

Chief Secretary-H. B. Crocker (acting) Assist. Secretary-E. O. Bruce (acting)

RESIDENCIES

FIRST DIVISION, OR SARAWAK PROPER (Comprising Kuching, Upper Sarawak, Sadong, Lundu and Simatan) Divisional Officer-H. D. Aplin District Officer, Bau-F. H. Kortright Asst. Dist Officer, Sadong-G.J.D. Walters District Officer, Lundu-F. H. Kortright Supt. of Surveys-N. A. Middlemas (actg.) Director of Education-A. E. Lawrence

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Commissioner of Police-O. Lang Postmaster-General-K. H. Gillan Comr. of Public Works-Capt. C. P. Lowe Registrar, Supreme Court-A. E. Law-

rence (acting)

Principal Medical Officer-E. M. Marjori-

banks, L.R.C.P. & S. (Eng.)

Chief Health Officer-

Municipal Commissioner-J. P. Baird Conservator of Forests-J. P. Mead Auditor-H. Calvert

Supt. of Stores-J. S. W. Bean