The 3rd being Your Highness' birthday the usual public holiday was observed and the flag-staff was decorated.
On the 15th Your Highness accompanied by His Highness the Raja Muda arrived per s.l. Young Harry at 8.30 A.M. the S.Y. Zahora having anchored off the mouth of the river at 4 P.M. the previous evening. During the morning Your Highness conversed with the Native Chiefs and at 4 P.M. inspected the Government School. Your Highness personally examined the boys and expressed great satisfaction at the progress made in all subjects. By kind permission of Your Highness the boys were granted a week's special holiday in honor of the occasion.
At day light on the 16th Your Highness left for Kuching.
Orang Kaya Radai of the Poi Dyaks has complained that some of the Dyaks of N.I. Territory are felling the jungle on this side of the frontier preparatory to farming. I informed the Orang Kaya that unless these people paid revenue to the Sarawak Government they would most certainly not be allowed to farm on this side, if, however, they wished to move with their wives and families into Sarawak Territory, they would be allowed reasonable time in which to pay their tax. I have since heard that it is the intention of these people to live with Orang Kaya Radai at Poi.
Your Highness has been pleased to sanction the appointment of Matzin as Tuah Kampong of Samunsam.
The prisoners have been employed raising the upriver end of the bazaar road and in the general upkeep of the station.
Appended are the trade returns for the month:
Exports Imports
Lundu $7,622 $2,337
Simatan $2,424 $5,100
Foreign $ 24 _____
Total $10,090 $7,437
F.F. Boult
Assistant Resident
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