i SKETCH OF BOENEO. 



ofit. The productions of Borneo capable of 

 export, are goïd-dust, pearls, wax, bird's-nests^ 

 camphor and rice, and the general imparts are 

 tin, piecc goods^ and most of the prodücts of 

 Java. Bonieo proper is oae of the states on tbc 

 ïalaod wbich grows rice sufficiënt for its own 

 (Èjonsumption. The camphor of Borneo is the 

 best in the world, and the next to it in point of 

 qualitj, is that of Baros, in Suniitra. The Bor* 

 Deo camphor does not exceed the annual quan- 

 tity of 35 peculs of 125 Ibs. which costs about 

 3^200 Rix Dollars. The ramphor ofSumatra, 

 amountsto about 20 peculs, costing 2^200 Rix 

 Dollars. A species of camphor is produced iu 

 Japan, fromtheleaves of a kind oflaurelj^ which 

 costs about 50 Eix. Dollars per pecul. 



The cultivation of pepper was introduced into 

 Borneo by the Chinese, between 40 and 50 jears 

 ago ; when Mr. Jesse, in 1774, the period of the 

 original settlement of Balambanggan, stipulat- 

 ed by treaty for the exciusive trade of pepper at 

 Borneo, he found, that not more than 4000 pe- 

 culs were produced, and this cost about 17 Spa- 

 nish Dollars per pecul. I understand that the 

 country still produces pepper e^ual at least tp 

 this speciüed quantity. 



