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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. Betong lies about 80 miles up the Saribas river, Simanggang is 50 miles up the Batang Lupar river, and Simunjan is situated 22 miles up the Sadong river. 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 petroleum field, discovered in the Baram District at Miri and Bakong, is now a valuable asset. In 1931 the revenue amounted to $4,342,909 and the expenditure to $5,466,366. The value of the exports was $17,414,672 and of the imports $10,385,056. There is a constabulary 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
SUPREME COUNCIL
H.H. The Tuan Muda Government Secretary
Macaskie
C. F. C.
Datu Shahbandar
Datu Imanı
Datu Hakim
Datu Mentri
Datu Amar
Resident 1st Division-J. C. Swayne Treasurer--A. A. Rennie
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-R.D. St. John Horton
SECRETARIAT
Government Secretary C. F. C.
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Macaskie
Secretary to the Committee of Admistra-
tion-R. D. St. John Horton
RESIDENCIES
FIRST DIVISION, OR SARAWAK PROPER Comprising Kuching, Upper Sarawak, Lundu, Simatan and Sadong) Resident (Kuching)-J. C. Swayne Dist.Officer (Kuching)-R. E. de Sueur Assist. Dist. Officer (Kuching)
Assist. District Officer (Bau) R. G. Aikman Assist. District Officer (Sadong) - S. G.
Hansom (acting)
SECOND DIVISION
(Comprising Simanggang Engkilili, Saribas and Kalaka)
Resident (Simanggang)—J. B. Archer
Assistant District Officer (Simanggang)— J. C. H. Barcroft (cadet, acting for)
Cadet (Simanggang)—J. C. B. Fisher Assist. Dist. Officer (Saribas)-J. R. Combe
(acting)
Asst. Dist. Officer (Kalaka)—L. K. Morse
(acting)
Officer-in-charge (Engkilili)-S. G. Hansom Land Officer, 2nd division B. Sum-
mer's
Assist. Superintendent Surveys 2nd
Division N. Mace
Agricultural Field Officer 2nd division
-G. St. F. Dare
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