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There are schools for Europeans, which I believe 

 are supported by Government and a few clergymen, 

 at the principal places. 



Domestic slavery still exists, although the slave- 

 trade is strictly prohibited, and all slaves are obliged 

 to be registered. The slaves now possessed are 

 either those formerly procured, or their children. 

 Their number, however, is small, and rapidly dimi- 

 nishing, as independent of those manumitted during 

 the life of the owner, it is a frequent practice for 

 him to leave them all free by will after his death. 

 If he dies solvent, this immediately takes effect, if 

 insolvent, however, the slaves remain in the power 

 of his creditors, and can be sold for their benefit. 

 All children born slaves still remain so till manu- 

 mitted. 



Subordination among Government officers seems 

 very strictly kept up, whether they are civil or mili- 

 tary, and the discipline of the troops seemed very 

 severe, corporal punishment being frequently in- 

 flicted, and in one case, death, while we were at 

 Sourabaya. 



All political discussion seems strictly avoided in 

 society, and although I am not aware of the exist- 

 ence of a paid secret police, or indeed of any Euro- 

 pean police, there seemed to be a general dislike to 

 speak of the internal government of the country. 

 Anything resembling a European society is confined 

 to the principal places on the north coast, everywhere 

 in the interior the Europeans are found merely as 



