POSSESSION'S IN THE INDIAN AUCfHlPEtAGO. 141 
\t, and no one can teach publicly without undergoing a preliminary 
examination and having attained his degree in Europe. 
The ehief of the medical service of the army is at the same time 
charged with the civil service. He corresponds for this purpose with 
the local commissions and authorities. An inspector of vaccina¬ 
tion is joined with him. In all the residencies are found native vac¬ 
cinators, mostly Mahomedan priests salaried for this purpose; this 
measure has produced the most happy results. The government al¬ 
so entertains at its own cost a number of doctors, surgeons and medi¬ 
cines, proportioned to the wants of the European population. In the 
residencies of the interior, in place of doctors, the officer of health 
of the army is charged with the fulfilment of these functions. 
The sciences are represented at Batavia by a learned Society de¬ 
voted^ to the encouragement of sciences and arts.* * Since the resto¬ 
ration of the islands of the Archipelago to the sway of the Nether¬ 
lands, we have been more especially occupied with travels of discove¬ 
ry in the the islands hitherto but little known. Many naturalists 
have worthily acquitted themselves. A scientific commission is now 
organized there. It has for its object researches in the three king¬ 
doms of nature. One of its members is charged with the materials 
and accounts. The Governor General regulates its labours. 
The military marine is at present composed in times of peace, and 
since the colonial marine has ceased to exist, of a fixed number of 
frigates, corvettes, steam vessels of great and small size, brigs, &c., 
detached from the head quarters in Europe, and forming part of the 
royal marine. According to the system at present in force vessels 
are to be relieved after being three years on the station. For the 
transport sendee and the police of the coasts the local authorities 
have at their disposal, a certain number of schooners commanded by 
Europeans, and of gun boats commanded by natives, neither of them 
having military rank. The principal establishments of the marine 
are at Batavia (where there is at present under construction a basin 
in the isle of On-rust) and at Surabaya which private enterprise is 
soon about to provide with a floating dock. 
The army, although forming a branch of that of Europe, is sepa¬ 
rated from it by circumstances. Our national army being principal- 
* Batavlaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetcnscbappen. This So¬ 
ciety reckons a great number of members amongst the European savants 
of all countries. It possesses a precious collection of archeology, and its 
cares are directed to the conservation of the ancient monuments erected in 
Java by the ancient sectaries of Brahiijism and Budhism, 
