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COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL 
CHAPTER IV 
The Dutch East Indies 
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Extent and importance—Dutch policy and its effects on the native 
populations—System of government of Netherlands India . 97 
CHAPTER V 
Java 
General features—History—Volcanoes, geology—Climate and meteor¬ 
ology—Flora and fauna—Inhabitants and language—Religion 
and education—Antiquities—Trade and agriculture—Govern¬ 
ment : revenue—Population, provinces, and towns—The capital 101 
CHAPTER VI 
Sumatra 
General features—History—Geology and orography—Eruption of 
Krakatau—Plains, valleys, lakes, and rivers—Climate and meteor¬ 
ology—Fauna and flora—Inhabitants and language—The delta 
and other islands—Bangka—Blitong—Religion and antiquities— 
Products, trade, and agriculture—Population and political divi¬ 
sions—Chief towns ...... 154 
CHAPTER VII 
Borneo 
General features—History—Geology and physical features—Climate 
—Fauna and flora—Native races—Agriculture and products— 
British North Borneo — Labuan — Brunei — Sarawak — Dutch 
Borneo ........ 213 
