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the reception of the Maharaja) kindly handed me over his gebeng 

 to take me to Singapore. The rockiness of the river-banks between 

 Pengkalan Teba and Seluang was quite a feature in the scenery on 

 this trip down the stream. On my previous trip (returning from 

 Blumut) they Avere all concealed by the floods. On the banks of the 

 Lenggiu 1 found growing in one place a quantity of dwarf bambu 

 and a very graceful fern [Polypodium (dipteris) bifurcatum ?] . 

 Batu Hampar was quite bare this time, and was surrounded with 

 sticks bearing bits of white cloth, placed by those who had paid 

 their vows there. I stopped a short time at Panti to talk with 

 the Batin Tuka (of Pengkalan Teba Jahuns), who was lodging 

 there, but could get nothing out of him : the presence of so many 

 strange Malays seemed to tie up his tongue, but he was pleased to 

 see me again. 



The new godowii at Kota Tinggi commands a very good view of 

 Gunong Panti, the site is an eminence above the river, the centre, 

 no doubt, of the old l-o'to ; round its base is a creek which used to 

 be the pdrit or moat, the southern end of which joins the main 

 river, while the other probably communicates with Sungei Peman- 

 dian. At Panchur, where I also touched on my way down the 

 river, the high bank, which affords such a pretty view of the river 

 and more distant scenery, is the site of an old fort, traces of where 

 the guns were placed are still visible, but part of the site is now 

 used as a burial ground. Very fine specimens of iron ore are occa- 

 sionally washed out from under the banks at the landing place. 



