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the administrative officials of their daily labours, even 

 though the system remains under the superintendence of 

 the District Government. 



The above-mentioned officials further assist native 

 traders and contractors in organizing firms and in 

 arranging and carrying on a simple system of book- 

 keeping in their affairs. 



A general Government adviser in connection with the 

 Department of Inland Administration resides at Batavia, 

 and is charged with the superintendence and further ex- 

 tension of the organization, assisted by a small staff of 

 officials and by the Central Fund. 



The bureau of the adviser draws up the working plan, 

 gives hints, distributes guide books, compiles statistics, 

 issues a general annual report, and likewise makes all 

 proposals of a legal and administrative character in con- 

 nection with its object. 



The salaries and duties of the officials and functionaries 

 and their relations towards the administrative officials 

 have been regulated by the Government in official and 

 supplementary gazettes and circulars (see further the 

 Netkerland Indies Government Almanac, vol. i). 



The co-operative system also forms part of the work of 

 these officials, whilst those connected with the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Commerce, and Industry are like- 

 wise interested in the co-operative system as a means of 

 improving the production. 



Official Publications. Periodicals : The reports on the 

 popular credit bank system, at first called " Systematic 

 Review of the Agricultural Credit System," 1904 to 1913 

 inclusive; ditto the reports of the divisional banks; also a 

 paper distributed by the Central Fund concerning credit 

 and co-operative systems (see also the Colonial report, 

 and as regards the nominative list of popular banks, 

 vol. ii of the Government Almanac). 



Pamphlets and other publications in so far as they are 

 compiled by the officials connected with the popular 

 credit banks : 



(i) Hints concerning the establishment, arrange- 

 ment, management, and supervision of 

 village credit banks (loemboengs dessa and 

 dessa banks) 1906, 1908 



