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Company were seeking fresh territory beyond the Kinianis Eiver ; 

 on the other the Eajah of Sarawak had extended his dominions as 

 far as Barram Point. He must have felt it time that he should be 

 gathered to his fathers. 



We left Brunei for Labuan shortly afterwards, and on the 

 following day sailed for Singapore vid Sarawak, at which latter 

 place, thanks to the kindness of the Eajah and other friends, we 

 spent a most enjoyable fortnight. So short a stay in so well- 

 known a country reqviires no description, and I shall ask my 

 readers to accompany me to the less frequently visited islands of 

 the Malay Archipelago. 



