] 08 GORAM. [chap. XXV. 



My friend the Eajali of Ammer (cominonly called Eajah 

 of Goram) told me that a few years ago, before the 

 Dutch had interfered in the affairs of the island, the 

 trade was not carried on so peaceably as at present, 

 rival praus often fighting when on the way to the same 

 locality, or trafficking in the same village. Now such a 

 thing is never thought of — one of the good effects of 

 the superintendence of a civilized government. Disputes 

 between villages are still, however, sometimes settled by 

 fighting, and I one day saw about fifty men, carrying long 

 guns and heavy cartridge-belts, march through the village. 

 They had come from the other side of the island on some 

 question of trespass or boundary, and were prepared for 

 war if peaceable negotiations should fail. 



While at Manowolko I had purchased for 100 florins 

 (9/.) a small prau, which was brought over the next day, 

 as I was informed it was more easy to have the necessary 

 alterations made in Goram, where several Ke workmen 

 were settled. 



As soon as we began getting my prau ready I was 

 obliged to give up collecting, as I found that unless I was 

 constantly on the spot myself very little work would be 

 done. As I proposed making some long voyages in this 

 boat, T determined to fit it up conveniently, and was 

 obliged to do all the inside work myself, assisted by my 

 two Amboynese boys. I had plenty of visitors, surprised 



