P04 RN Aad: 
( from 29th April to 25th Muy, 172 ) 
WHEN ON A TRIP FROM 
mene WAK TO MERI, 
ON THE NORTH-WEST COAST OF BORNEO 
IN THE BRUNEI TERRITORY. 
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Get. PRIL 29¢h, 1872—Having had a passage offered me 
pray by C—— in his steamer the Bertha, a small craft 
} pon seventy feet long, fifty-five tons burthen, of ten (nomi- 
@ 26) nal) horse-power, I gladly availed myself of his kind 
8. na ) horse-power, I gladly availed my 
ae invitation, especially as he was bound for Meri in 
the Brunei territory, touching at some of the Sarawak coast stations. 
Left Sarawak at 7 a.m., steamed down to Pinding, and break- 
fasted with M-——, the Vice-Consul at Tanah Puteh. We got out 
of the Sarawak river at the Muaratebas entrance soon after 9 4.M., 
and cleared Tanjong Poe at noon. I see the hill has been cleared 
here for the light-house, which is in course of construction. 
80th April.—At daylight off Sirik. The neap tides prevented our 
entering one of the Rejang entrances to visit Bruit, so we stood off 
along the coast for Oya. Weather very fine, but extremely hot. At 
5 P.M. we passed the steamer Sr? Sarawak from Bintulu bound to 
Kuching. Entered the Oya river at 6.30 pu. This river has a 
bar with nine feet on it at high water. At 8 p.sr. we were anchored 
off the jetty of the Oya Trading Company, where we met W 
awaiting us. 
