Roads. 
Devasted 
belt of 
country. 
Treaty of 
1843. 
Treaty of 
1849, 
Revolts by 
the Sassaks, 
1855, 
18&2, 
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devoted to the growing of rice. Owing to the extensive suburbs of 
the two latter places the open space between them is very narrow. 
The names of the other “ Poeris” are GoznpENG Sari, NARMADA and 
LINGSar. 
Another important point is Prasa, which was the residence of the 
Goo-Roo, or Mahomedan High Priest, Banexot. 
Contrary to expectation, the Dutch found the roads in the interior 
excellently made, well kept up and broad beyond the average. 
If a line be drawn from Prasa to the ruined village of Bator Kuan, 
there lies to the west of it a belt of country, some two to three hours 
journey across, which has been entirely devastated by the Balinese as 
a punishment for former Sassak rebellions. 
Causes Leaping to THE Lompox HWxpepITion. 
In 1843 the Rajah of Lombok concluded a treaty with the Dutch- 
Indian Government, in which he in article :— 
1, Acknowledged the Island of Lombok to be the property of 
the Dutch-Indian Government. 
And in the following articles promised :— 
2. Never to cede the island to any white nation or to make 
any treaty with any such nation. 
3. To send an Embassy to do homage at Batavia every three 
years. 
4. 'To receive as his guests all emissaries of the Government. 
5. To protect shipwrecked persons. 
6. To protect trade. 
In return the “‘Government declares that as long as the Rajahs 
accurately observe the above conditions, no endeavour what- 
ever will be made to take possession of the island or to interfere 
with the internal Government thereof, which Government is 
left entirely in the hands of the Rajah.” 
A treaty agreeing in the main with the above was ratified in 1849. 
Goaded to desperation by the revolting tyranny of the Balinese, a 
general uprising of the Sassaks took place in the eastern portion of 
the island in 1855, which was put down and punished by a ‘fearful 
massacre. 
In 1882 a great conspiracy was discovered, which was likewise 
punished in a most barbarous manner, but this in no wise daunted the 
Sassaks, who, from this period, commenced the movement, which, 
though they suffered many checks and reverses, must finally have freed 
themselves from the Balinese yoke, a consummation hastened by the 
Dutch action in 1894. 
During the years of agitation that followed 1882, the principal seat 
of the Sassak strength was on the east coast and found its head at 
