IN BORNEAN FORESTS [chap, xxiv 



subjects, by directing the energy of the Dyaks and Kayans towards 

 peaceful avocations, by favouring Chinese immigration, and by 

 developing trade and encouraging agriculture — has given to the 

 country he rules a prosperity which could hardly have been hoped 

 for, when one looks back at the condition of Sarawak prior to the 

 advent of the Brookes. 



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