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cite the whole population to the improvement 
of the roa's. On ihis account, as well as to 
obtain more time for botanical and mineralogi- 
cal researches, I went on only a few milcs every 
day. After l-aving Paggar-pella, my next halt 
was at Karrang-kobar, the chief village of this 
district, sittfated in a concavity, surrounded on 
all sides by small rounded hills. The climate 
here is cool; from the chief village of Band- 
shar, sirnated near the river Serayu, in the lows 
ets part of che centre of the Island, the country 
gradually rises towards the North. The soil is 
fertile and produces abundantly, but the trade 
with the neighbouring districts is not consider- 
able, of account of the distance of a market, 
the condition of the soy and various other 
ediments. 
October 21.~I wenton to Kali lunyar, and 
dhe following day to Nasupan, both these 
villages belong to Karang-kobar: the gradual 
ascent of the territory continues on the whole 
route, and the numerous hills are in many parts 
covered with a great luxuriance of vegetation? 
my boranical collec ions were therefore increas- 
 edevery day. On the 29d, I proceeded to Ba- 
sur, which is a separate district, at the Eastern 
“extremity of Karang-kobar. Ic is well known 
on account of an extensive establishment of 
Chinese which is formed here: 1 found a large 
Yübges more regularly laid out than those of 
