274 COMPE^'DIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL 



inhabited by people of jMalay stock, who carry on a trade 

 in coco-nuts, sago, and mats with lihio and Singapore. 

 Great jSTatuna is the principal island. It is about 40 

 miles in length, and has an estimated area of about 600 

 square miles, most of which is covered with forest. 

 These groups are under the administration of the " Eesi- 

 dency of lihio and Dependencies," but the Dutch have 

 no resident officials on any of them. 



The value of the exports from Dutch Borneo in 1890 

 amounted to £400,000, of which £245,000 was from 

 "West Borneo," and £155,000 from "South and East 

 Borneo." In the former province the following articles 

 head the list: — copra, £90,572; gutta, £77,207 ; rattan, 

 £35,618 ; and coco-nut oil, £15,275. In the latter, 

 gutta, £134,975 ; and rattan, £7568, are the most 

 important items. 



