The "daerah kecil" ("small district") was entrusted to Keningau's Charles Andau, who was an assistant district officer and formally subordinate to the district officer of the Kinabatangan district.
Der daerah kecil ("Kleindistrikt") wurde Charles Andau aus Keningau anvertraut, der im Rang eines "ADO" (assistant district officer) stand und formell dem district officer des Distrikts Kinabatangan unterstellt war.