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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. Batong lies about 80 miles up the f Saribas river, Simanggang 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 twenty 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 1930 the revenue amounted to $5,562,034 and the expenditure to $7,089,923. The value of the exports was $24,894,72 and of the imports $16,421,592. 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:- Five cents per ton, payable on arrival, and chargeable to all vessels of five tons and upwards.

DIRECTORY

GOVERNMENT

Rajah-His Highness Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, G.C.M.G. Tuan Muda-His Highness Bertram Willes Brooke

President-H.H. The Rajah

H.H. The Tuan Muda

SUPREME COUNCIL

J. C. Swayne, resident 1st division

A. A. Rennie, treasurer

Datu Shahbandar

Datu Hakim

Datu Mentri

Datu Amar

COUNCIL NEGRI, OR GENERAL COUNCIL

President-H.H, The Rajah

H. H. the Tuan Muda The Divisional Residents The Treasurer

The Secretary for Native Affairs The District Officers

The Prinicipal Medical Officer

The Postmaster General

The Chief Justice

The Commissioner of Trade and Customs The Director of Public Works

The Principal Chiefs of each Residency Clerk to the Council-N. E. Hughes

SECRETARIAT

Resident, 1st Division J. C.

Swayne

Secretary to the Committee of Admistra-

tion-N. E. Hughes (acting)

RESIDENCIES

FIRST DIVISION, OR SARAWAK PROPER (Comprising Kuching, Upper Sarawak, Lundu, Simatan and Sadong) Resident (Kuching)-J. C. Swayne Dist. Officer (Kuching)-W.S.B. Buck (actg.) Assist. Dist. Officer (Kuching)— Assist. District Officer (Bau and Lundu)-

E. M. Woodward District Officer (Sadong)

(officer-in-charge)

(Sadong)—J. J. Hill

SECOND DIVISION

(Comprising Batang Lupar, Saribas

and Kalaka)

Resident (Simanggang)-J. B. Archer Assistant District Officer (Simanggang)—

D. C. Hudden (acting)

Cadet (Simanggang)—J. C. H. Barcroft Dist. Officer (Saribas) R. L. Daubeny

(acting)

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Asst. Dist. Officer (Kalaka)-L. K. Morse

(acting)

Assit. Dist. (Engkilili)-S. G. Hansom

(officer-in-charge)

THIRD DIVISION

(Comprising Sibu, Rejang, Kapit, Kanowit Binatang, Sarikei, Matu, Daro, Mukah, Oya and Dalat)

Resident (Sibu)-C. D. Adams

District Officers (Sibu)-W. F. Dick and

E. V. Andreini