iv. PREFACE. 
(5) for information about tlie Besisi and tlieir 
language : to Mr. H. CI Robinson ; to Mr. F, A» Calla- 
way, formerly of Pulau Jjumut ; to ^Ir. H. B. Ellerton, 
fornierly District Offietn% Negri Sembilan Coast ; and to 
Mr. Caldecottj District Officer, Jelebn j 
(7) for information abont tbe Jakun and their 
language : to Mr. E. A. Dickson, formerly District 
Officer, Kuala Pi lab ; to Mr, J. P. Swettenliam, formerly 
Executive Engineer, Kuantau, Pabang; to Mr. Wallace, 
of tbo Rurvey Department; to Mr. MiTielinn, of tlio 
Survey Department; and to Mr. A. J. Sturrock, 
formerly District Officer, Temerlob. 
T have also to thank Mr. Oaldecott, of Jelebu, for 
^ery careful enquiries regarding the Kenaboi Sakai in 
Ids district. 
It was at one time ray intention to write a supple- * 
nventary pamphlet on the Sakai languages. This inten- 
tion has been abandoned because such a work would be 
ont of place in this series of non-linguistic papers;' 
because it would involve the nse" of special type ; and 
because it wonld take up a great deal of time and space 
if all tlie fifty or sixty vocabularies are to be re- 
produced in extenso. Some special use of this material 
may be made later, but for the present I am content to 
publish the general conclusions, togetlier with a brief 
eomparative vocabulary (to iUustrate the common ele- 
ment in the languages), and a grammatical note on the 
iltalect best kno\rn to me. 
R. J. W 
