Report On Brunei In 1904: Mis Sea#74

by M.S.H. Mcarthur, A.V.M. Horton (Contribution by)

Overview

In 1904 the British Protectorate of Brunei had reached the nadir of its fortunes. Reduced to two small strips of territory, bankrupt, and threatened with takeover by the Rajah of Sarawak (Sir Charles Brooke), Brunei received M. S. H. McArthur who was dispatched to make recommendations for Brunei's future administration. As a result of McArthur’s Report on Brunei in 1904, the British government decided to underwrite the separate existence of the sultanate, thus giving a reprieve to the “dying kingdom.” The report is the most important document in the history of modern Brunei and is here annotated and given historical context by A. V. M. Horton.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780896801356
Publisher:	Ohio University Press
Publication date:	09/15/1987
Series:	Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series , #74
Edition description:	1
Pages:	297
Product dimensions:	(w) x (h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

	Illustrations	vii
	Preface	ix
	Acknowledgements	xiii
Part 1	Brunei 1904-1908: M.S.H. McArthur and the Foundation of the British Residential System	1
	Introduction	3
	The Purpose of McArthur's Mission and the Reaction of the Rajah of Sarawak	3
	McArthur in Brunei: 3 May to 10 November 1904	6
	M.S.H. McArthur (1872-1934)	8
	Background of the 1904 Mission	11
	Notes on A Visit to the Rivers Belait and Tutong	14
	Report on Brunei in 1904	23
	Report on Brunei in 1904: Part Two	31
	McArthur as British Resident in Brunei (1906-1908)	39
	Conclusions and Epilogue	69
Part 2	Notes on a Visit to the Rivers Belait and Tutong, June-July 1904	73
	General	76
	Population	79
	Character	80
	Condition	80
	Trade	81
	Political Situation	83
Part 3	Dispatches Covering McArthur's Report on Brunei in 1904	89
	Sir John Anderson to Marquess of Lansdowne 18 February 1905	91
	C.P. Lucas to Undersecretary of State 17 May 1905	94
Part 4	Report on Brunei in 1904	97
	General	99
	Climate	100
	Soil	101
	Minerals	101
	Communications	101
	Constitution	102
	Districts	105
	Population	110
	Trade	122
	The Government	126
	The Ruling Class	130
	The Succession	136
	The Limbang Question	138
	The Lawas District	144
	Resources	147
	Revenue	149
	General Summary	153
	The Future	155
	Notes	179
	Abbreviations	261
	Glossary	263
	Sources	265
	Index	275

Editorial Reviews

Dr. Horton offers a lengthy introduction to the report. In that, and in extensive notes, he offers critical comment on it, identifies persons and places, arbitrates on controversial agreements and correspondence, and offers some account of the early years of the Residency… McArthur’s report was worth printing, both for its intrinsic interest and for its historical importance.”

— Nicholas Tarling, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies

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