1. 砂拉越是我们臣民的遗产，并由我们自己为他们保管。
2. 发展和改善社会和教育服务，稳步提高砂拉越人民的生活水平。
3. 绝不允许任何人或个人获得与本国人民不一致的权利，或以任何方式允许任何人剥削我们的臣民或那些寻求我们保护和照顾的人。
4. 正义应可自由获得，Rajah和每一位公务员应易于向公众诉说。
5. 应允许和鼓励言论和书面表达自由，每个人都有权随心所欲地进行礼拜。
6. 公务员应永远记住，他们只是人民的公仆，他们完全依赖人民的善意和合作。
7. 只要我们的臣民，无论种族或信仰如何，都应自由和公正地进入我们的服务机构，他们的教育、能力和品德使其有资格履行职责。
8. 始终牢记自治目标，适时委托砂拉越人民进行自我治理，并不断努力通过教育他们加速实现这一目标公民的义务、责任和特权。
9. 我们的前任和我们自己的总政策，即使国家各族裔能够幸福和谐地生活在一起，我们的继任者和我们的仆人以及所有可能追随他们的人都应遵守。
NINE CARDINAL PRINCIPLES OF THE RULE OF THE ENGLISH RAJAH[1]
1. That Sarawak is the heritage of Our Subjects and is held in trust by Ourselves for them.
2. That social and education services shall be developed and improved and the standard of living of the people of Sarawak shall steadily be raised.
3. That never shall any person or persons be granted rights inconsistent with those of the people of this country or be in any way permitted to exploit Our Subjects or those who have sought Our protection and care.
4. That justice shall be freely obtainable and that the Rajah and every public servant shall be easily accessible to the public.
5. That freedom of expression both in speech and in writing shall be permitted and encouraged and that everyone shall be entitled to worship as he pleases.
6.That public servants shall ever remember that they are but the servants of the people on whose goodwill and co-operation they are entirely dependent.
7. That so far as may be Our Subjects of whatever race or creed shall be freely and impartially admitted to offices in Our Service, the duties of which they may be qualified by their education, ability and integrity duly to discharge.
8. That the goal of self-government shall always be kept in mind, that the people of Sarawak shall be entrusted in due course with the governance of themselves, and that continuous efforts shall be made to hasten the reaching of this goal by educating them in the obligations, the responsibilities, and the privileges of citizenship.
9. That the general policy of Our predecessors and Ourselves whereby the various races of the State have been enabled to live in happiness and harmony together shall be adhered to by Our successors and Our servants and all who may follow them hereafter.
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