28o PAGAN TRIBES OF BORNEO chap. 



These were the Kayans of villages that were 

 readily accessible because seated on reaches of the 

 river navigable by the Resident's steam-launch, 

 that is, not more than seventy miles above Claude- 

 town. It was soon realised that the people of the 

 remoter parts were only to be brought under the 

 Rajah's government by means of friendly visits of 

 the Resident to their villages. This policy was 

 actively pursued by Mr. Charles Hose, who had 

 become assistant to the Resident in 1884, officer in 

 charge in 1888, and Resident in 1890; some four 

 or five long journeys were made each year, each 

 occupying several weeks. During these journeys, 

 which were necessarily made in the native boats, 

 the Resident would spend the nights, whenever 

 possible, in the native houses, sometimes whiling 

 away several days in friendly intercourse with his 

 hosts, and thus acquiring much useful information 

 as well as more intimate understanding of their 

 characters, languages, and customs. In this way 

 the area of government control was extended step 

 by step, until about the year 1891 practically all the 

 inhabitants of the Baram had accepted the Rajah's 

 government and acknowledged it by the payment 

 of some tax, however small. The chiefs of the 

 Klemantans and their people were for the most 

 part very glad to place themselves under the 

 protection of this new government ; but the Kayans 

 and Kenyahs, not feeling themselves to be in need 

 of any such protection, were less ready to accept 

 the Resident's proposals. Two considerations 

 mainly induced them to take this course : first, they 

 desired peace, or at any rate less warfare, and it 

 was possible to convince them that this result might 

 be achieved by pointing to other districts such as 

 the Rejang, with whose affairs they had some 

 acquaintance. Secondly, they found that a Chinese 

 bazaar had sprung up at Claudetown, and that, as 



