"Berita District van Bintan, a research report into the traditions and administration of Bumi Putra Asli (indigenous) and Bumi Putra tidak asli (non-indigenous) peoples in the Riau-Lingga kingdom [193]...

Typed manuscript in black ink on ruled paper. The manuscript was found in an old house in Tanjungpinang on 5 October 1996. It is a copy of an original manuscript kept at the Pusat Maklumat Kebudayaan Melayu Riau in Pulau Penyengat [koleksi No. 10]. The copy was finished on 12 September 1975 by Said Husin. It is in good condition, only a few papers have torn margins and waterstains. Muhamad Apan, the author of the original, hails from Penyengat and was one of the grandsons of Haji Ibrahim Datuk Orang Kaya Muda, an official in the Riau-Lingga kingdom also known through his writings from the 19th century. In his career in the colonial government, Muhamad Apan once worked at the Kantor Asistent Resident Riouw di Rengat and after independence became the first regional official (Bupati) of Kabupaten Kepulauan Riau. He also was the president or voorziter Riouw Raad Dewan Riouw in Tanjungpinang in 1949.