and told me that Si Tore,
a Sadong man, had forced 10 pieces of iron, weighing 15 catties,
on them about two years and a half ago, and that he now demanded 100
pasus of padi for it. (This is serra with a vengeance: 100 pasus are
equal to 2 1/2 tons weight!) They had paid 10 pasus; should they,
they asked me, pay the rest? I told them I would settle the business
at Bandar Cassim's village.

"_11th._--The Dyaks gave us a feast last night; the women danced and
the merriment was kept up till morning. At 11 started in boats with
Bandar Cassim, and at 2 P.M. arrived at his village [34] called * * *,
where every thing had been got ready for our reception; a house was
well fitted with gay curtains and mats, and after a salute of three
guns as we approached, we took up our residence and made ourselves
very comfortable. At 7 in the evening we met all the respectable
part of the community of this little Malay village. I told them what
I was sent for, the Bandar as usual giving way to our wishes, and
repeating that Sarawak and Sadong, and Sadong and Sarawak, were as
one country. I told Si Tore, Sebi Gani, and Sirdeen, that they must
make no further demands on the Rih Dyaks, and that neither they nor
anybody else could serra the Dyaks any longer--not even the Bandar
himself; for they must recollect that the Sadong Dyaks would take
refuge in Sarawak if oppressed.

"After the Bandar had left, the brother-in-law of the Orang Kaya
of Sinkaru, together with the Orang Kaya of Si Nankau Kujang, and
Orang Kaya Kurang, came to me. The former of these complained that
Abang Tahar (the old Patingi's son-in-law), about two years ago,
forced a small tatawak [35] and one brass dish on them, for which
he demanded three Dyaks as slaves, whom he seized at the time and
took away, and that now he demanded another Dyak boy. I replied they
were on no account to comply, that they must complain to the Bandar;
and if he took no notice of it, to go to Sarawak to the Tuan Besar.

"The Orang Kaya likewise told me that formerly there were twenty-five
families in his tribe, but now they were reduced to fifteen, the
rest having been seized and sold into slavery! (Here follow other
complaints. The day's journal concludes thus:)--The Sinkaru Dyaks have
not yet returned to their former Tumbawong, [36] but are scattered
about in the jungle and very poorly off. I told them to return to
their former place of residence, and to collect the tribes there.

"_Sunday,