128 TANJONG AGAL AGAL. [1S4G. 



in all stages, very little doubt could be entertained of 

 their piscatory pursuits. 



Tanjong Agal Agal derives its name from the Sea- 

 weed of that name, which is collected in large quantity 

 upon these reefs, extending nearly two miles towards 

 Batomande. There are several species of this Fucus, 

 all soluble in water, forming a very nutritive mucilage, 

 which when mixed with acid, fruit, or made into 

 jellies (as I have noticed it at Seychelles and Mauritius) 

 produces a very grateful beverage for invalids. It forms 

 a considerable article of trade with the Chinese, particu- 

 larly in the northern provinces of Chin-chew, where it is 

 manufactured into a bright, substantial, transparent yel- 

 low jelly, and is sent in boxes, of about ten pounds each, 

 to Canton. The gum, or paste, made from it, is supposed 

 to possess the advantage of being unpalatable to insects 

 or worms. It is from this gum that their fancy lanthorns 

 are fabricated, by spreading it over gauze skeletons, 

 it thus resembles, and is very frequently mistaken for, 

 highly transparent horn. It is peculiarly brittle, even 

 more so than glass, cracking under very slight changes of 

 temperature. 



Before taking leave of this part of Borneo the follow- 

 ing remarks by Dalrymple, under the head of "the 

 Sooloo Dominions in Borneo ", may prove worthy the 

 attention of those on whom may devolve the duty of pur- 

 suing further enquiries in this region. Speaking of 

 Maludu (more correctly so written) he observes : 



" Malloodoo is, in many respects, one of the most 

 valuable districts on Borneo. Few places equal it in the 

 abundance of provisions, nor is it destitute of valuable 



