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TERNATE 161 THE TERNATESE LANGUAGE When, on that Tuesday, the committee was allowed to return, it called upon the Sahbandar-Khatibi-Jurtulis, together with the Imam-Secretary, to draft thirteen letters to be sent to Dodinga, Kau, Tobelo, Galela, Lolodah, Tolofuo, Tobaru, Gamkonorah, Sawu, Jailolo, Gaane, Marah, and Kayoa. It was the custom that these letters be written by the Imam-Secretary in his own house; but since he was extremely busy, he asked other clerks to help him. The letter read as follows: “Since the respected and distinguished Mr. Owen Maurits de Munnick, Resident of Ternate, who on behalf of the Dutch Government holds office in Fort Oranje, has ordered us four committee members, Captain-Laut Putra Ayanhar, Jogugu Major-Prang Bungah, Imam-Secretary Abdul Ajij, and Hukum Sangaji Makdum, to write you this letter, we inform you, Khatibi-Jurtulis Abdul Kadir, Jurtulis Abdul Tahir, Alferes Babah, Sarjeti Hamiru, Sangaji of Sawu Aksam, Gogugu of Sawu, headmen of the four soahs and headmen of Talai, Palasoah, Tacim, and Balasuan, and all who live in the district of Sawu, that in this month of Dulkaidah, the fourth day of the moon, on a Monday, the Government will install your Ruler; and when you [p. 229] have read this letter, you, Khatibi Jurtulis, Sarjeti Hamiru, and the Sangaji of Sawu, should come without delay to Ternate by sea, and the headmen and people of the four soahs and the headmen of Talai, Palasoah, Tacim, and Balasuan should come with you. The Jurtulis and Alferes and Gogugu of Sawu will remain there to hold office. Moreover, we notify you that the people of the district of Sawu have to carry out statute labor for the procession of the Sultan. They will have to provide guards and people to carry out statute labor, and an additional one hundred people and everything that is needed for the ceremonies. You should bring all this with you by sea, and you absolutely may not deviate from these orders.” The Prince Captain-Laut had these thirteen letters taken to the Resident by the Imam-Secretary that same day. The Resident put the government seal on them, and the Imam-Secretary took them up again, and the Resident handed the Imam-Secretary the two Sultan’s seals and the great seal to hand over to the Prince Captain-Laut. He would receive instructions regarding the use of the seals on the day of the installation. The Resident gave him the seals early, however, saying, “When the committee writes a letter or signs a pass, impress the seal.” When the Prince Captain-Laut returned, he had the great seal impressed on the thirteen letters, namely the Company seal on the right and the Sultan’s seal on the left, and he called the committee to send the letters. The Alferes Siha took the letters to Makian, Kayoa, and Gaane; the Alferes Mohamad went to Dodinga, Kau, Tobelo, and Galela; and the Sarjeti Jidun went to Jailolo, Sawu, Gamkonorah, Tobaru, Tolofuo and Lolodah. As for the remote villages such as Sula and Taliabu, Banggai and Tombuku, they would not be summoned to pay homage as was customary until after the installation and the granting of the titles. When the Imam-Secretary took the letters to the Resident, [p. 230] he also talked about payment of the recognition money, to the effect that, after the announcement that the Government had decided to install a Sultan, 36 the money would not be handed over to the 36 [p. 230, n. 1] At that time there had been correspondence about the desirability of bringing the Ternatese islands under direct rule. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION LIBRARIES DIGITAL EDITION
TERNATE 162 THE TERNATESE LANGUAGE committee but to the Prince Captain-Laut. The Resident agreed that this should be done, but not during the current month. The Prince Captain-Laut also asked for an advance, which the Resident allowed, so the Imam-Scretary took the monthly amount for the Sultan with him and it was received by the Prince Captain-Laut. On Wednesday, after five o’clock, the Resident ordered the Fiskaal, Mr. Razoux Kuhr, to take the keys of the royal chest up and hand them over to the Prince Captain- Laut. After the Resident had fixed the month and day for the installation of the Sultan, he instructed the committee to meet again to draft a letter and present it to him, requesting him to install the Sultan. The letter was to state the month and day as well as the titles of the Sultan. Accordingly, on Friday, the twenty-fourth night of the moon in the month of Sawal, the committee conveyed the titles, which were as follows: Assultan tajulmahsul banayatullalalihanan sirajulmulka amirudin iskandar manurusadik wahuwa mina aladalin sah. In the same letter the committee requested that the installation take place on Monday, the fourth night of the moon, in the month of Dulkaidah. The next Saturday, the Resident replied to this letter and had the native clerk take his reply to the Prince Captain-Laut. The answer was to the effect that the Resident, on behalf of the Government, approved the request of the committee [p. 231] and at the same time informed it that the secular and religious leaders with the princes and nobles and the three Ngofangares, all with their attendants, should be present at the Residency at ten o’clock that Monday. On the above-mentioned Tuesday the committee was also ordered to make the necessary arrangements for the installation of the Ruler, and the Resident asked the Prince Captain-Laut to give a party at the palace on the eve of the installation. The Prince Captain-Laut agreed to this, but said that the customary arrival of notables, bobatos, and nobles to pay their respects would have to wait until the Prince Captain-Laut had discussed it with the committee. The Secretary was sent down, and when he returned, that same day the Prince Captain-Laut discussed with the committee the matter of the usual customs and homage and what they thought about the request of the Resident. The Jogugu and Hukum said, “It is better that you first carry out the request of the Resident, even if the local practices have to come later.” [sentence added in the Errata ⎯Trans.] The Prince Captain- Laut then sent the Imam-Secretary to the Resident to inform him that the request to give a party on the evening of the inauguration had been accepted with the greatest pleasure. He requested the Resident to invite the ladies and gentlemen, and said that he himself would ask the notables and bokis. The Resident assented to this. During the month of Sawal, on Tuesday the twenty-seventh night of the moon, the Prince Captain-Laut sent the Imam-Secretary to the Resident to ask if he could have his share of the recognition money for the next three months in advance. The Resident allowed this. He had the money handed over to the Imam-Secretary to take up, and the Imam- SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION LIBRARIES DIGITAL EDITION
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