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were ])ublicly installed in office, a custom which the Dutch have adopted, or rather revived. The workmanship and material of the umbrella differs accordino; to the rank of the official to whom it is presented. Tims the state umbrella of the Resi- dent is gilt all over ; the Regent's all but a small space near the edge ; and the Wodono's less than the Regent's. Those of the Pangerans, Radens, and princes of the blood are stuck upon long poles, and are always held over their heads by one of their suite whenever any of them go beyond their own grounds.
Our friends, indcfatigalile in their kind atten- tions, and anxious that we should see all that was Avorth seeing during our stay, took us afterwards to the house of the ^lunko-Negoro, which we had been invited to visit. This dignitary's estates lie about half a mile from the Dutch fort, on the road to Djokdja ; and his house, which is very extensive, is aj^proached by a long avenue, beyond which, on
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