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NETHERLANDS-INDIA

SITUATION, AREA AND POPULATION

The Dutch possessions in Asia are situated in the Indian Archipelago, between 6° N. and 11° S. latitude and 95° 40′ and about 141° E. longitude. They comprise Sumatra with adjacent islands, the archipelago of Bintang or Riouw, the archipelago of Lingga, the Karimon, Tambelan, Anambas, and Natoena islands, the Islands Bangka and Billiton, Java and Madoera, the western, southern and eastern part of Borneo, Celebes, and all the other islands eastward of Borneo and Java to 141° E. longitude, with the

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CONSIDER AUSTRALIAN TRADE.

Australia is the logical Source of Supply for Eastern markets particularly in PRIMARY PRODUCTS-FOODSTUFFS AND RAW MATERIALS.

AN AUSTRALIAN BUYING SERVICE.

We offer our Services as a Commission Buying and Shipping House, and will Buy, Collect and arrange to Ship orders for any number of Suppliers under one B/L.

We are also in a position to make firm C.I.F. and E. offers of BULK MERCHANDISE such as Flour, Wheat, Butter, Meat, Hides, Tallow, etc.

AN AUSTRALIAN SELLING SERVICE.

As Merchandise Brokers we can sell a variety of Eastern Products and we are prepared to negotiate with regard to appointing SUITABLE SELLING AGENTS throughout the Commonwealth for Manufacturers and others desirous of taking advantage of the Australian Market.

Enquiries for either of the above are cordially invited.

Mercantile Brokers.

Exporters of Primary Produce

Manufacturers' Agents.

Import and Export.

Cables: "BOLTONCO," BRISBANE.

Codes used: Bentley's & Bentley's Second.

Bankers: COMMERCIAL BANK of Australia, Ltd.

F. B. BOLTON & Co.,

ALBERT HOUSE,

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After a long period of great prosperity the Company fell into decay, the difficulties increased under a heavy burden of debts, and in 1800 the States General cancelled the charter and took the administration of the possessions into their own hands. At the same time the British, during the war with France and the Netherlands, conquered the greater part of the Dutch colonies. In 1802, by the treaty of peace concluded at Amiens, the colonies, with the exception of Ceylon, were restored to the Batavian Republic, as the Netherlands were then called, but during the war with England that was soon afterwards declared the Dutch again lost all their possessions. After the fall of Napoleon, in 1815, the greater part of the colonies were restored to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and by the London treaty of 17th March, 1824, Malacca and the establishments on the continent of India were exchanged for Benkoelen.

Netherlands-India is now governed in the name of the Queen of the Netherlands by a Governor-General, who is obliged to ask in some cases the advice of the Council of India, consisting of a Vice-President and six members, assisted by a secretary