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how far he may be cognizant of such a proceeding ; neither would the price 

 demanded, viz. 7 dollars per ton, justify me in laying in any quantity whilst 

 that of ascertained good quality can be purchased for 6 dollars per ton. 



I have however ventured to authorize Mr. Garling, to commission from 

 Kong Kiyon two or three coyans of the Coal, and on delivery, to present 

 him with 25 dollars from Government in addition to the price of the Coal, 

 for having made the discovery known to the authorities, and with a view of 

 inducing others to come forward with any information likely to develope the 

 resources of these settlements, and the adjacent native states, which I trust 

 will meet with the approval of the Hon'ble the Deputy Governor of Bengal. 



The Junks from China and Cochin China are now daily making their ap- 

 pearance, and I am averse to withdrawing the Steamer from the vicinity of 

 Point Romania for any lengthened period, or I would have -furnished a more 

 full Report on the subject of this Coal, but I hope to proceed on my an- 

 nual tour early in May, or as soon as it shall be ascertained, by the change 

 of the monsoon, that the whole of the Junks of the season have arrived, 

 when I shall send the Hooghly to Junk Ceylon, and do myself the honor of 

 reporting the result. 



I have the honor to be, &c. 

 (Signed) W. J. Butterworth, 



Governor. 

 Singapore, 27th February, 1847. 



(No. 161 of 1847.) 

 From the Resident Councillor Prince of Wales Island. 

 To the Hon'ble the Governor, fyc. Sfc. fyc. 

 Sir, — Captain Congalton, in command of the Hon'ble Company's Steamer 

 Hooghly, will have shown to you a muster of Coal brought to Penang just 

 about the time the Steamer reached this port. He procured the muster from 

 Mr. Gottlieb, the Harbour Master, but no particulars could be obtained, as the 

 man who brought the sample could not be found. Mr. Gottlieb having at last 

 succeeded in tracing the man, sent him to my office, and I have now the 

 honor of giving you the result of my inquiries. The man's name is Kong 

 Kiyon, a Siamese by community, but born in Penang. By his statement, 

 the Sample was found on the river bank mingled with the mud, close upon 

 the jungle, and about 2 or 3 hundred feet from the mouth of the river, on 

 the Southern Coast of the Island of Junk Ceylon. There are rocks on the 

 coast — Kong Kiyon went there to collect Ratans — any persons may there 

 go into the jungles and collect what they please ; sometime since he brought 

 a piece of this mineral to Penang, but it was considered as useless. Having 

 been spoken to on the subject, immediately he came upon this Coal as stated, 



