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6. The Macassar government, including parts of 

 the islands of Celebes and Sumbawa. 



7. The Molucca islands, and some detached out- 

 lying posts on several other islands. 



8. The south-west half of Timor, and the neigh- 

 bouring small islands. 



9. To these may be added the recent conquests 

 in the island of Bali. 



I am only very imperfectly informed of the nature 

 of their government, or the extent of their power in 

 these different places ; but believe it to be, as nearly 

 as circumstances will permit, assimilated to the sys- 

 tem established in Java, respecting which I shall 

 now lay before the reader the following notes. 



In the centre of the south side of the island of 

 Java is a considerable but now greatly reduced 

 tract of country, still under the nominal rule of the 

 native princes, who have "viceroys over them" in 

 the shape of Dutch Residents at their courts. These 

 two native princes are styled the Emperor or Sunan 

 of Surakerta, and the Sultan of Yugyakerta. Ma- 

 dura is also divided between the Sultan of Banka- 

 lang and the Panambahan of Sumenap, who are 

 likewise controlled by Dutch Assistant-residents. 

 The remainder of the island of Java is divided into 

 about twenty districts, each of which is called a 

 Residency, from being governed by an officer styled 

 a Resident. Each Resident has under him two 

 sets of officers, Native and European. His Resi- 

 dency is divided into districts, over each of which 



