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INIL\B1TAXTS OF JAYA. 171tiou of the jirovince of Bantam by one hundred and sixty eight thousand ; in 1848several districts of Semarang also suffered much from the same cause, while in theseven central provinces the population diminished by three hundred and fifty-fourthousand in four years. But after periods of drought, the families again increase,and the gaps are soon filled to overflowing.A certain number of Javanese emigrate to Borneo, Sumatra, and other island?,but this outflow is greatly exceeded by the immigration, especially from China.The Cliinese already number over two hundi-ed and twenty thousand, the majoritybeing Pernakans, that is, born in the island of Javanese mothers. But the paternaltype is little modified by the crossing, and even after several generations thedescendant of the Chinese may still be recognised under the Javanese nationalgarb. The children receive a Chinese education from teachers either introducedfrom China, or who have passed their examinations there. In general, thiselement is much dreaded by the other inhabitants of the island. As brokers,contractors, farmers of monopolies, pawnbrokers, smugglers, and opium dealers,Pi?. 68.—COJIPAEATITE IxCKEASE OF PoPULATIO:^' IX JaTA AXD HoLLAXD.i