The author was inconsistent with respect to whether a space was added between the letters in abbreviations such as A.M., R.N., i.e. and so on. The original spacing has been preserved in all cases.
The original text included an Errata with the following text: "Page 136, line 15, for 'head of a thief' read 'hand of a thief.'" The required change has been incorporated into this ebook and hence the Errata has not been transcribed.
Table of Contents, Chapter VI., "expecttations" changed to "expectations" (Original expectations of the Colony)
Table of Contents, Chapter X., "Tranfer" changed to "Transfer". (Transfer from natives)
Pg. 2, "concesssions" changed to "concessions". (confirming the grants and concessions acquired from the Sultans of Brunai)
Pg. 9, "slighlty" changed to "slightly". (black and slightly oblique)
Footnote 2 makes mention of an Appendix but the source document for this transcription, although complete, did not have an Appendix. Library catalogue entries for this title (with matching publication and physical parameters) at libraries such as the Bodleian Library of Oxford University (UK) and Harvard University make no mention of an appendix and state that this title had 165 pages, which is exactly the same as for the source document used.
Pg. 21, "adapability" changed to "adaptability". (adaptability to changed circumstances)
Pg. 44, "fatening" changed to "fattening". (used for fattening pigs)
Pg. 53, "invesiture" changed to "investiture". (his conversion and investiture by the Sultan)