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pore, and that harbour, have been well surveyed, the latter by 

 Mr. J. Eichards, r.n. The western shore of the strait has been 

 very loosely examined. The straits of Durian and Ehio have been 

 partially surveyed, but are very incomplete. The same with the 

 straits of Banca, Gaspar, Macclesfield, and Stolze, the Carimata 

 channel, the west coast of Sumatra, and the islands of Banca and 

 Billiton. The strait of Sunda is fairly known, but not completely 

 surveyed. The island of Java, with the outlying islets and the 

 whole of the Java Sea, have been partially examined by the Dutch, 

 but are still very far from being complete. The same with the 

 islands to the eastward ; as Baly, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Flores, 

 and Timor. 



The east, south, and west coasts of Borneo, with the exception of 

 a few spots, as Pantai and Bulungan rivers. Cape Kani-iingan, and 

 Sambar Point, are quite unknown. The north-west coast, from 

 Tanjong Api by Sarawak and Labiian to Balambangan, is suf- 

 ficiently surveyed. Of the Natunas north group little is known ; 

 the south group has been surveyed, and connected with the coast of 

 Borneo. Of the Anambas and Tambelan groups, and of the isles 

 just to the eastward of Singapore strait, we are quite ignorant ; with 

 the islands and dangers south-east of Singapore, as Bintang, Battam, 

 Linga, Sinkep, &c., we are better acquainted, although our know- 

 ledge of them is still very defective. The east coast of the Malay 

 peninsula from Singapore northwards has been passably surveyed. 

 The Gulf of Siam has been better surveyed by Mr. John Eichards, 

 R.N., but some detached portions on the west coast still require 

 examination, and new soundings are wanted all over the gulf. 



On the south coast of Cambodia, from Pulo Obi to Cape Padaran, 

 we know nothing. From Cape Padaran northwards, along the coast 

 of Cochin China, has been partially explored, but requires more 

 examination. Turon Bay is surveyed and published. The Gulf of 

 Tong-kin is utterly unknown. The south-east coast of the island of 

 Hainan has been partially explored, but not sufficiently. The rest 

 of the island is unknown. 



Pulo Condore, Pulo Sapata, with all the dangerous rocks and 

 shoals in the southern part of the China Sea, across to the coasts of 

 Borneo and Palawan, require examination more urgently than any 

 portion of these seas. Farther north the group of the Paracels 

 and the Macclesfield Bank have been explored, but require more 

 careful examination. The island of Palawan has been completely 

 surveyed, and the charts published. A map of Luzon exists, but 



