The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-13
The Dutch East India POSSESSIONS

The Dutch East India POSSESSIONS.
From the Singapore Free Press, May FL
We continue our extracts from the report regard
ing the Netherlands India possessions
The Governor General is the Commander in Chief
Of the land forces in India and is bound
to regulate himself By the general or particular
orders which emanate from the king
A commander Of the Indian army, under him. is
entrusted with the direct command
The Governor General is obliged to take the
advice of this commander In military affairs, and
where he adopts resolutions in opposition to this
advice he must state his reasons.
The army consists of twenty-five battaliOns Of
infantry, some batteries and companies of siege
artillery, q regiment Of cavalry, and q corps of
sappers. amounting on the peace establishment to
10000, and on the war establishment to $4,000
officers and men.
The European part is kept up, as regards officers
by sending officers appointed by the king from
Holland, and by appointments in India by the
Governor General, under the kings sanction, and
as concerns non commissioned officers and priyates,
by sending troops from Holland, and by enlisting
and re- enlisting in India
The native part consists Of Amboyanese Bugis,
and Javanese, (Maduese, Malays, Sundsnese, SC !,
are comprehended under this name
Besides the regular army, there are various local
armed bodies at the disposal of the Governor Ge-
neral consisting of the Schuttery, Papangers at Ba
tavia, Jayang- sekars and Prajurits There also
corps, consisting Of infantry cavalry and artillery
under the command of native princes at Surakarta
ard Djosjokarta, which are at the disposal of gov
ment. in of their services being required.
The princes of Madura, Sumanap and Pamakassan,
also maintain bodies of infantry, artillery pioneers
and cavalry, which Mt the disposal Of govern.
ment. The contingents of infantry from this body
furnished for the Bali expedition were Of service.
The sea forces In Netherlands India, consist of a
squadron Of the Dutch royal navy and of the India
hotilla, known un der the name of government
schooners and cruize boats
The supreme direction Of the sea forces is exercs-
ed by the Governor GeIeral-the Immediate com
mand by commander of H NJ navy in the East
I,l; &c vcol khoI
The High Court of Justice Of Batavia has jurisdic
tion over the whole Of Netherlands India and the
dependencies and there various local tribunals
having more or less jurisdiction.
The Procureur.General of the High Court of JUS
ce is the head Of the police in the whole Of Neither
lands India.
The general management Of the public finances in
Netherlands India is in direct subordnation to tho
Governor General, committed to general direction
of finances, also called the council of finances,
sistpg of director general Of finances president
and Of the director Of properties and domains, the
director of produces and civil magazines, and the
director OF cultures, as members.
Passing over q number of subjects TO which We
shall afterwards return, We extract from the report
the following information regarding the existence
Of coal in Netherlands India:-
Goals have been four in many places in Neither
lands India since 1927 viz java, in Bantam, Che
ribon and Surabaya; on Sumatra, in Bencoolen, in
PalembaDg ard at Reteh (east COAST; on Borneo
in Bapjermassing, Pontianak and Koti; on Celebes
in Mskassar.
They are only systematically worked at Banner
msssipg.
The best situated of the known coal beds in the
western division Of Borpeo, arc found in the trbu
tares OF the kapuas river, at Bunut, Jonkong and
Salembon The last appear to be more suitable for
working than the others
In the beginning of 1916 the Governor General
received q specimen Of coal from Englishman,
who, for a number of years. had been settled as q
merchant at Ampanen in Lombok, and which speci-
men had been found by an agent Of this trader in
the river Koti on the east coast of Borneo Fur
Their information was afterwards received regarding
the coal from the Civil Administrator at koti and
the east coast Of Borneo, who sent quantity for
trial. but it was not found suitable for steam pur-
poses.
In 1917, coal beds were pointed out by nativs
to the agent Of this merchant on another place in
the same district. One hundred coyans were pro-
cured at 10 francs per coyan, which were found
very useful for steam purposes, and in 1919 the
tract for the delivery of this coal WAS renewed.
In 1913, the resident Of Palembsng sent specimens
Of Goals, found in the river Of Lamatang at Lahat.
These were found suitable for steam purposes, and
the resident directed to send further specimens
He went himself in person to the spos, and found
sill better Goals
The Sultan of Linga sent, in 1913, a specimen of
coal to the resident of RHO, found at the river
Roteh on the East coast of Sumatra, which falls
into the between the rivers Jarnb and Indragri
These Goals were found useful for steam purposes,
and the resident was directed to take means for pro-
curing considerable quantity. Later information,
however, led to the resolution not to make any far
Their efforts to work these beds for the government
In the beginning Of 1916, researches were made
BY member Of the Physical Commission and Others,
on Java, and especially in the western part and coal
beds were found, but no steps have been taken for
working them.
In 1S40, researches were made for Goals on the
island of Bawean, near Surabaya, where indications
were found Of good beds Of Goals
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