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in some outlying part of his district and which serve 

 as the occasions of such journeys. 



Before describing such a journey, something 

 must be said of the place in the scheme of govern- 

 ment occupied by the chiefs and headmen of the 

 various communities. Each of the Malay Kampongs 

 and other similar villages of the Malanaus and other 

 coastwise peoples is under the immediate charge of 

 one of its more influential elders, who bears the 

 title of Tuah Kampong. He is appointed by the 

 Rajah on the recommendation of the Resident and 

 receives a small salary. His duties are to settle the 

 minor disputes of his village, to collect the tax, to 

 keep order, and to report all breaches of the peace 

 to the Resident. He has authority to call in the 

 police and to order the arrest of any villager ; in 

 cases of dispute between villages he represents his 

 village in the Resident's court, and, where his own 

 people are concerned, he may sit on the bench with 

 the Resident to hear and advise upon the case. 

 The Sarawak flag is the badge of his office, and his 

 position and duties are defined in a document bear- 

 ing the Rajah's signature. 



From among the more influential chiefs of the 

 up-river communities the Rajah appoints, on the 

 recommendation of the Resident, a certain number 

 in each district to the office of Pengkulu. In a 

 district of mixed population such as the Baram, one 

 Pengkulu (sometimes two) is usually appointed for 

 each of the principal tribes of the district, e.g. 

 in the Baram are, or recently were, two Kayans, 

 one Kenyah, one Sebop, and one Barawan holding 

 the office. The principal Penghulus are made 

 members of the Council of State, and they are 

 expected to attend its triennial meetings. The 

 status of the Penghulus is similar to that of the 

 Tuah Kampong, and he also is given the Sarawak 

 flag, which he will display on his boat on official 



