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SARAWAK

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 seventeen 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 1933 the revenue amounted to $3,558,580 and the expenditure to $3,549,074. The value of the exports was $14,335,878 and of the imports $11,348,622. 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 (Special

Commissioner for Sarawak in England)

SUPREME COUNCIL

President-H.H. The Rajan

H.H. The Tuan Muda

Government Secretary C. F. C.

Macaskie

Treasurer-A. A. Rennie

Datu Shahbandar

Datu Imam

Duta Imam Tua Datu Hakim

Datu Mentri

Datu Amar

Datu Bentara

COUNCIL NEGRI, OR GENERAL COUNCIL

President-H.H. The Rajah H. H. the Tuan Muda The Government Secretary The Divisional Residents

The Treasurer

The Secretary for Native Affairs

The Secretary for Chinese Affairs The District Officers

The Prinicipal Medical Officer The Supt. of Lands and Surveys The Municipal Commissioner The Chief Justice

The Commissioner of Trade and Customs-

The Director of Public Works

The Principal Chiefs of each Residency Clerk to the Council-J. R. Combe

SECRETARIAT

Government Secretary C. F. C. Assistant Government Secretary

Macaskie

(vacant)

RESIDENCIES

FIRST DIVISION, OR SARAWAK PROPER Comprising Kuching, Upper Sarawak, Lundu, Simatan and Sadong Resident (Kuching)-W. F. Dick Dist. Officer (Kuching)-

Assist. District Officer (Kuching)-W. P.

N. L. Ditmas

Dist. Officer (Bau)-R. G. Aikman (actg.) Cadet (Bau)-J. R. Outram

Assistant District Officer (Lundu)-G. F.

J. Pegler (actg.)

Assist. District Officer (Sadong) - S. G.

Hansom (acting)

SECOND DIVISION

(Comprising Simanggang Engkilili, Lubok

Antu, Saribas and Kalaka). Resident (Simanggang)-P. M. Adams District Officer (Simanggang)-R. L.

Daubeny

Cadet (Simanggang)-A. F. R. Griffin Dist. Officer (Saribas)-J. J. Hill (acting) Assist. District Officer (Kalaka) — D. C.

White (acting)

Assistant District Officer (Engkilili)-

E. H. Elam

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