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is said that Cape stones are largely imported to be sold 

 to the Eajas as the production of the country. 



From what has been already written, it may be 

 gathered that the arts and manufactures of Borneo are of 

 a limited nature, and carried on by the Malays and Chinese 

 rather than by the natives, whose industry in this way is 

 chiefly confined to the manvifacture of weapons and the 

 spinning and weaving of cotton. In some parts, 

 especially in Northern Borneo, the richer chiefs are in 

 possession of ancient blue jars of large size, which are 

 extremely prized, and valued at ridiculous prices, but 

 these have undoubtedly been imported from China. 

 Potteries exist, however, in various places, and turn out 

 a considerable quantity of coarse ware. Brunei is 

 celebrated for its goldsmiths' work, and for its gongs, 

 which are of very rich tone, due, it is said, to the large 

 admixture of silver. The silk sarongs made in this city 

 are in their way unrivalled, and being often much 

 decorated with gold thread, are very costly. The 

 diamond-cutting industry has been already alluded to. 



Bpjtish Noeth Borneo. 



In the year 1865 the American Consul then resident 

 in Brunei obtained certain land concessions from the 

 Sultan, which, though not actually co-extensive with the 

 territory now known as British North Borneo, comprised 

 a very large portion of it. The result was the formation 

 of the American Trading Company of Borneo, and a large 

 number of Chinese having been imported, a settlement 

 was founded on the Kimanis river. The venture was a 

 failure, the Chinese settlement was soon abandoned, and 

 the Company practically ceased to exist. 



In December, 1877, Mr. Alfred Dent and Baron von 



