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On 14 April 1777, the authorities reported they were making every effort to improve and increase indigo cultivation. They thanked the recipients for the cotton yarn samples and for extending the delivery contract for teak wood. They mentioned that commissioners had surveyed the teak forests under the Company's control along the coast and had made decisions on 14th of that month. They respectfully requested approval for these decisions. Regarding indigo cultivation, they stated no effort would be spared to improve its quality and increase production. They reported that 100 picols of indigo had been purchased at 5 guilders per picol as requested the previous year and was ready for shipment. They expressed gratitude for the cotton yarn samples received for the Netherlands and offered these samples. They also thanked the authorities for their favorable response to the request from the resident and regents of Japara for an extension to deliver 32 picols of yarn they still owed at the end of December. They were confident this would be delivered within the agreed 18-month period, above their regular quota. According to reports from officials in Sourabaja, Passourouang, Banjoewangie, and Banaroekan (included as extracts), sappanwood had been so extensively cut in Passourouang district in 1768 and 1769 that nothing remained there or in Balemboang. In Panaroekan at most only about 30 picols could be obtained, and the samples sent were very thin. In hope of approval, they would order that since no better quality or larger quantity of this dyewood could be obtained, collection should stop for now and the trees should be left to reach full maturity. For the rapid and proper construction of the 7 pantjallangs (boats) previously ordered for Amboina, Ternate, and Makassar, and the vessels now required for the main settlement, they had passed on the recommendation to the Rembang resident Mister Willem van Hogendorp and further instructed him to stop all private work in the meantime. However, they had to report that a shortage of iron, nails, and other necessary materials had somewhat delayed this construction.

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den 14=e April 1777.
„ringe
Den Rembangs Resident is
gerecommandeert ter spoedige
aanbouw der vaartuigen
„dens van de commandanten te bassourouang en te Banjoewan„
„gie item de posthouder te banaroekan, alle in Extracten desen
bijgevoegt, het sappanhout in den Jaare 1768 en 1769. in het
district van Passourouang, zodanig uitgekapt is, dat tans
daar, en ook niets, om in het Balemboangsche te vinden,
mitsgaaders in het Panaroekansche ook op zijn hoogste maar
circa 30 picols zoude te bemagtigen zijn, en de ons daar
van gesonden Monsters, booven dien nog zeer dun zijn„
Jn hoope van goedkeur„ de zullen wij, in hope van uwer Hoog Edelheden goedkeu„
„ring, ordres geven, om als geen zwaarder sorteering
en grooter quantiteit van dat verfhout te bekomen
is, dan ook voor als nog van dies Jnzaam aftezien,
en dat er staat tot volkoomen wasdom te laten
koomen.
Tot een spoedige aanbouw en deugdzaame voltooijing der
eerstgevorderde seven Pantjallangs 5oor Amboina, Ternaten
en Maccasser, en de nu ook voor de Hoofdplaats g'eijschte
vaartuigen, hebben wij den Rembangs resident M:r Wil„
„lem van Hogendorp uwE: Hoog Edelheeden recomman„
„datie mede gedealt, en nader aanbevoolen, om alle par„
„ticuliere werken intusschen te staaken, maar wij
zijn tans ook verpligt uwE: Hoog Edelheeden te commi„
„niceeren, dat gebied aan ijzer, spijkers en andere nodige
articulen dien aanbouw al wat vertraagt heeft,
dan
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National Archives / Archives South Holland, archive number 1.04.02, Inventaris van het archief van de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC), 1602-1795 (1811), inventory number 3497, Heren Zeventien en kamer Amsterdam, INGEKOMEN STUKKEN UIT INDIË, Overgekomen brieven en papieren, Overgekomen brieven en papieren uit Indië aan de Heren XVII en de kamer Amsterdam, Overgekomen brieven en papieren uit Indië aan de Heren XVII en de kamer Amsterdam, 1778. Zevenentwintigste boek: Batavia's ingekomen brievenboek, deel VII: Java's Oostkust



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