383 THE POPULATION OF THE INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO. 
Malays of the Coast and Interior from Barus 
to Indrapura on the West Coast and from 
Siak to Palembang on the East Coast .... 2*000,000 
Rejangs, Pasumahs,&c....... ... M >•••»• 600,000 
Lampongs and part of the S. E. Coast 150,000 
4,550,000 
and this total number tallies with the following rough cal¬ 
culation founded on the observations of English authorities: 
Achm .».*«•« *-* •• .*.tM 600,000 
Fifty miles round Pageruyong *«.•*« *• • a 1,000,000 
Remainder of Menangkabau.... ......... 500,000 
Battas , » • . » » » • »-• » • a . . i « . . • a-* • a a * M • • • # 1,500,000 
Diamond Point to Siak • a a4 . a a a a-a a • a-4 350,000 
Beneoolen < • •« u •.«• .. • • ****■' 25 000 
Palembang, Rejang, Lampong, Pasumah, &e. 600,000 
4,575,000 
This close approximation of the Netherlands official docu¬ 
ments, and the numbers given by Monsieur Temminck in 
vol. II p. 2, with the general account given by English 
writers, may convince us that the total amount of the popu¬ 
lation of Sumatra is about 4,550,000, and we may without 
further delay proceed to ascertain the number of inhabitants 
residing at the various islands in the vicinity as follows : 
Pulo Nias T .... ***• •• 250,000 
Batoe group 2 ...• 
Foggy, Engano &c. 
Linga, Bintang, Dry 
Karimon &c. &c. 
Banka 5 ...» 
Billiton .... 
Anambas group.# 
Aor, Tingi &e, &c. 
Islands.. 
Sumatra 4 9 ** 
• 4*9 
9 9 mm 
on, Singkip, 
4 
r 9 0 9 
9 9 9 9 
9 • 949 
9 9 9 9 
9 9 9 0 
total. • 
* • * * 
3,270 
... 10,000 
.. 100,000 
.. 40,000 
.. 7,000 
.. 3,500 
.. 1,000 
.. 414,770 
.. 4,550,000 
Total of Sumatra & adjacent islands 4,964,770 
x Sir Stamford Baffles sta‘esit at 230,000 but we have taken the authority 
of Mr Oppe, who makes it from 250,000 to 300,000. 
® Temminck. 
a Moniteur des Indes. M. Temminck does not estimate the population 
of this group as there are as yet na official returns on the subject. 
* On the authority of Temminck 88,000 in 1810, the islands being at 
peace, and no longer much exposed to the incursions of pirates we have al¬ 
lowed an increase of 12,000 in 9 years. 
5 Temminck gives 35,000 ; increase allowed only 5000 in 9 years, on ac¬ 
count of climate and the description of labour. 
