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slavery is non-existent. The characteristic Papuan nose, 
which overhangs at the tip, is never seen, and there is 
very little hair on the face and body. Even the hair, 
though crisp or wavy, is not frizzled. There is there¬ 
fore an absence of all the chief Papuan characteristics, 
and the connection, if any, must date from a very remote 
period. 
Buru contains deer and the babirusa. The presence 
of the latter animal is difficult to account for, and it is 
especially remarkable that it should be confined, as far as 
is known, to the eastern extremity of the island. The 
Waikolo Lake, near the centre, is 1900 feet above the 
level of the sea, and, though some miles across, possibly 
occupies the site of an ancient crater. There are two 
resident Postholders, one at Kajeli Bay, and the other at 
Masareti, on the south-west coast. The former place is 
far the most important, large quantities of cajuput oil 
being manufactured. This product is obtained from the 
leaves of Melaleuca Tcajuputi , and is exported to the value 
of about £10,000 annually. The town is low and 
unhealthy, and the land here appears to be gaining 
rapidly on the sea. Port Defensie, built in 1778 close 
to the water, now stands nearly half a mile inland. 
The population of Buru is estimated at about 60,000. 
9. Ceram. 
Ceram is 216 English miles in length, and has an 
estimated area of 7000 square miles. It is therefore 
one of the great islands of the archipelago, but its im¬ 
portance is by no means in proportion to its size. It 
lies with its long axis east and west, and is traversed 
from end to end by a very fine range of mountains, which 
give it a grand and massive appearance from the sea. 
