SARAWAK

(c. 3° 30’ N.; 110° 8 i state, Brit. N. Borneo, ceded to Sir by Sultan of Brune? in 1842; territory extended at various dates; under Brit. protection since 1888; area c. 42,000 sq. miles; surface generally mountainous; produces timber, rubber, sago, pepper; minerals include coal, gold, silver, mercury; diamonds and sapphires found. Chief towns, Kuching and Sibu. Governed by rajah, Sir Charles Brooke. Pop. c. 500,000. See Borneo. of the four cla es of Protozoa, containing individuals characterized by the presence of blunt, mobile extensions of protoplasm (Pseudopodia). Many, such as the Foraminifera and Radio lari a, are protected by shells of limy or siliceous material. ‘The cla includes the subcla es Rhizopod a and Actinopod a.