Bundle of land deeds and certificates of ownership for plantations and orchards at Pangaak Kiri [15 Sya’ban 1315 - 1316 Hijriah]

Land deeds for plantations and orchards at Panggak Kiri, with some maps of the locations and borders of land owned by Haji ‘Usman ibni Datuk Laksamana bordering on the land of Letnan ‘Abdulrahman, Hitam, Haji Muhamad, and Haji Ma’ruf and others in Lingga. Some certificates of ownership issued by Raja Haji Muhamad Kadhi tuan Hakim negeri Lingga dated 24 Rabi’ul Awal 1313 Hijriah. Soerat Oekoer Tanah at Panggak Kanan with maps and Soerat Persewaan Tanah.

Notes: A bundle of land grants sown together with yellow thread; some pages are blank. Brown paper covers. Printed forms filled in by hand in black, red and blue ink. Some documents damaged and repaired with sellotape. There is one document from the Dutch period legalised, signed and sealed in Japanese time: Ligga To-Cho in Daik in name of Karadjaan Dai Nippon dated 29/6-04.

(Watermarks: 1) Image of the queen on a throne with sceptre in hand, above which there is a crown and cross. Countermark: OCEANA FINE; NEDERLANDSCH INDIE 1898.