öS SKETCH OP BORNEO. 



3000 Dollars per chest. The auantifv of oniurn 

 and piece goods imported by the Bug-is^ was 

 probably tiiuch greater, but as thev never sub- 

 niit to be searched, it cannot be accurately 

 known. The Bugis at Bali and some other 

 ports, are exempted from duties, and tbey are 

 always anxious to avoid them ia every port, 

 Forraerly the ports in the straits of Macasar, 

 especially those on the Borneo side, as Coti and 

 Passir, were chiefly supplied with opium, piece 

 goods, iron and steel, from Pontiana and Sana* 

 bas ; a snfïall quantity being supplied by Java 

 and Riaw, and the returns^ which were very ricb, 

 consisting chieöy of gold, wax, and bird's-nests, 

 found their way into Pontiana. Those ports, 

 howcver, have for some time been supplied from 

 Pulu Peiiang. 



The China junks come to Pontiana in Feb^ 

 ruarv, with China articles, and sail about the 

 end of June, taking in return gold^ bird's nests, 

 sea-slüg, fijie carnphor, wax, rattans, black-, 

 wood for makiiig furniture, red-wood for dye- 

 inij;, and sometimes opium^ tin and oiher articles. 

 As they cannot take their full return in rough 

 produce, they are obliged to take a large amount 

 in gold, though they always prefer producC:, as 

 tkcre is a loss upon gold ia China, 



