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SARAWAK
Rejang village, at the mouth of Rejang river, is noted for its bilian (iron wood) works.
Kabong is situated at the mouth of the Kalaka river. Saribas lies about 80 miles up the
river of the same name, which has a tidal wave or bore. Simang-gang is about 60 miles
up the Batang Lupar river, which also has a bore. Simunjan is situated about 18 miles up
the Sadong river, where the Government work a coal mine. 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 slow but steady progress. The
gold export amounts to over one million dollars a year. 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 fort at Kuching is well
armed with modern Armstrong B.L. guns, and provision is made for submarine mines.
The force is recruited from Sepoys, Malays and Dyaks.
Harbour, buoy, and light duesThree cents per ton, payable on arrival, and
chargeable to all vessels of 5 tons and upwards.
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT
Rajah—His Highness Vyner Brooke
His Highness Bertram Brooke, The Duan Muda
Supreme Council
The Hon. A. B. Ward
(Resident of Sarawak Proper)
Hon. R. S. Douglas, Resident, 4th division
Hon. J. Baring-Gould, Resident, 3rd division
Hon. G. C.'Gillan, treasurer
Datu Bandar, Datu Hakim
Datu Emaum, Datu Temonggong
Tua Kampong Gresik
Committee op Administration
Hon. A. B. Ward (chairman and secretary)
The Divisional Residents (3)
Hon. C. C. Robison
Hon. G. C. Gillan
Council Negri,
President—His Highness The Rajah
The Divisional Residents
The Treasurer
The Residents of Districts
RESIDENCIES
First Division, or Sarawak Proper,
(Comprising Kuching, Upper Sarawak,
Sadong, Lundu and Simatan)
Divisional Resident—Hon. A. B. Ward
Bau—Hon. D. A. Owen
Residents, sec. class—C. E. A. Ermen,W. R.
T. Clement
Resdt., 2nd cl., Sadong—S. Cunynghame
Do. Lundu—(vacant)
Director of Agriculture — Hon. H. B.
Crocker
Supreme Court, Kuching
Judge—H. H! The Rajah
Do. —Hon. A. B. Ward
Do. —Hon. G. C Gillan
Hon. D. A. Owen
Hon. H. B. Crocker
Hon. E. L. Grove
Native Member of Supreme Council
General Council
The Principal Chiefs of each Residency
Chaplain—Ven. Archdeacon Small
Clerk to the Council—Hon. G. C. Gilhm
Assistant Judges—The Datu Bandar,
Abang Mohamat Kassim ; The Datu
Temonggong, Abang Haji Mohamat:
Alii; The Datu Hakim, Abang Maji
Asahari; The Datu Imaum, Haji
Mohamat Rais ; Inche Mohamat Zin, the;
Tua Kampong of Kg. Gersih
Clerks—Ee Beng Chuan, L. Kim Han;
Residency and Police Court, Kuching
Magistrate — Hon. A. B. Ward
Magistrate—C. E. A. Ermen
Asst. Magistrate—The Datu Bandar
Do. —The Datu Temonggongs
Do. —The Datu Hakim
Do. — The Datu Imaum |
Do. —Inch Mahomat Zin