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AN EXPEDITION TO MOUNT KINA BALU. 
G. D. Haviland (9) in 1892. The idea of attempting’ tlie ascent 
myself occurred to me in January last (?. e. 1899) when I made 
the acquaintance of Mr. H. T. Burls, M, I. M. E., F. G. s., who 
was passing through Singapore on his way to Xorth Borneo in 
order to prospect there for oil, and who wished to ascend Kina 
Balu apart from his primary business object. After some dis- 
cussion on the subject in Singapore, we settled the preliminary 
arrangements for a joint expedition by correspondence after Mr. 
Burls had arrived in Labuan. II. E. Governor Beaufort, British 
North Borneo, expressed his willingness to join the expedition. 
I left Singapore by the S. S. ‘ Kanee ’ on Saturday, March 
4th^ 1899 accompanied by ray assistant P. M. de Fonteine and 
two native servants, a Chinese cook and a Malay, and reached 
Labuan, after an unfavourable passage, on Thursday, March 9th, 
Mr. P. M. Little kindly met me on lauding and explained to me 
the various preparations for transport and carriers which w’ere 
being made by Mr. Haynes at Gaya. rnfortunately I heard at 
the same time that Mr. Burls and II. E. Governor Beaufort were 
prevented from joining the expedition, the former through an 
accident to his knee, the latter in consequence of his accelerated 
departure for Europe. However, Mr. Burls kindly offered to 
take me on a short trip to Brunei the next day, and.we slept the 
night on board his steam launch “Marudu” in order to make an 
early start for Brunei. 
Friday, March 10th. We left about 3.30. a.ni. for Brunei, 
arriving there at 9. a.m., explored the neighbourhood a little, 
visited a pawnshop where I boijg-ht a number of parangs and 
krisses for the Raffles Museum, and left again in the afternoon. 
\V"e arrived in Labuan at 8 p.m. and slept on board the ‘ Marudu.’ 
Saturday, March 11th. Mr. Burls being unable to accom- 
pany me, I chartered the steam-launch ‘ Enterprise,’ started 
from Labuan at 8.45 a.m., and had a pleasant run to Gaya, where 
I arrived at 7 p.m. We landed at the pier which is in process of 
being broken up. Since Mat Salleh destroyed the greater part 
of this village, including the Government offices, in 1897, the 
latter have been shifted to Gantian, on the mainland of Borneo, 
and the woodwork of this pier is now required for Gantian. In 
the darkness we climbed along the remains of the pier (at least 
mile long), and, when near the other end, were rescued by a 
