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enumeration has yet been made ; according to 
‘vague estimate it contains between 3 and 4000 
Souls. The Chinese inhabitants live separately 
on the banks of the river, near the farmer ofthe 
customs. The name of the village and the 
‘whole province is said to be derived from a 
small rivulet, which pervades the southern por- 
tion, and unites to the Serayu near the part inha- 
bited by the Chinese, denominated from time 
immemorial Kali or Banyu-mas. 
. August 20.--1 left the chief village to visit 
the South-western districts of this province: my 
course was first in a southern direction. After 
passing the narrow plain which bounds the 
banks of the river, and is laid out into rice plan- 
tations, I crossed a branch of the central hills 
running oif in a South-western direction, con 
sisting of numerous. smaller points aggregately 
called the hill.of Kali-weddi. 
This range, as well as that between Selondokko 
and the capital is covered with a luxuriant ve: 
getation, differing from the wilderneess of the 
lower tracts; it furnished me with various new 
subjects which will be mentioned in a succeeding 
section. It likewise afforded an excellent op- 
portunity. of noting the gradual succession of 
various vegetables according to the point of cle- 
vation. Atone of the southern declivities of the 
separate hills, almost the whole of the district of 
Aya was exhibited to view. The extent of coast. 
from the peninsula of Karang-bollong to the hill 
Bedu-gangan was distinctly seen; the surf Ux 
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ting against the shore, appeared like a white 
band, and formed a highly pleasing spectacle. 
On leaving the range of Kali-weddi, one descends 
plain of Aya, which im this part is’ 
. into the 
