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centuries before. Tigers in the early days of Portuguese occupation were so plentiful that the want of inhabitants was seriously attributed to this cause. As with the birds and insects, so with the reptiles. The snakes, lizards, and crocodiles are, as a rule, those of the peninsula generally, the birds alone presenting a rather larger variety than those of other districts. Nor does the vegetation present any exclusive features, being that of the surrounding states. The coast line is poor in shells, and the absence of limestone accounts for the few species of land shells found within the district.
Beyond its interest to the sportsinan or naturalist, Malaccca possesses no attrac- tions except to those who like to visit scenes famous in the annals of discovery for the bloody fights they have witnessed between the natives and the European nations who contended for their possession. Its population in 1891 amounted to 92,170 as compared with 93,579 in 1881, showing a decrease of 1,409. The population of the town s 16,503. A sum of $5,000 was provided in 1901 by the Government for a detailed sur- vey of the Malacca-Tampin Railway. The revenue for 1900 amounted to 406,366 and the expenditure to $423,725. The value of the imports in 1899 was $1,914,068 ; 1900, 82,322,086—an increase of $407.968. The value of the exports in 1899 was $2,404,145 ; 1900, 82,787,128. A total increase of $382,983.
DIRECTORY
(For Government Departments see under G.)
ANGLO-CHINESE DISPENSARY, 168, Heeren
Street
F. U. de Souza, manager
F. F. Nunis, dispenser Lu Chim Geng, cashier
CHINESE MALACCA CLUB, Tranquerah President-Ohg Chuan Guan Hon. Secretary-Yeo Swee Chok Hon. Treasurer-Lee Keng Hee Hon. Auditor-Beng Kong Seng
CHURCH OF "SACRED HEART," Tranquerah President ---Rev. J. C. Bernandino Secretary-M. P. do Rozario Treasurer-Rev. J. C. Bernandino
CONVENT
Rev. Mother Sister Helene Seven Sisters
FRENCH ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION
Rt. Rev. Dr. E. Fée, Bishop of Malacca
(Singapore)
Rev. H. Rivet
GOVERNMENT OFFICES
RESIDENT COUNCILLOR'S OFFICE
Residt. Councillor-Hon. J. K. Birch
Acting do. -E. M. Merewether Chief Clerk-A. A. Rodrigues Second Clerk-L. M. Thexeira Third Clerk-Soh Cheng Bun
CORONER'S DEPARTMENT
Coroners-Superintendent of Police, Colonial Surgeon, District Officer North, District Officer South and the Magistrate Interpreter-Siau Ban Lee
COURT OF REQUESTS
Commissioner-C. G. Garrard Chief Clerk-P. Aya Dorai Malay Interpreter-H. A. Ismail Chinese do. --Go Lye Quee Tamil do. -P. Aya Dorai
DISTRICT OFFICE, ALOR GAJAJ
District Officer-H. Marriott Chief Clerk-E. Sta. Maria Second do. Boon Kok Chye
Third Clerk-J. Dorai
Forest Ranger—C. C. Currier
Chinese Interpreter-Siow Kye Swi Malay Writer
Arshad
DISTRICT OFFICE, Jasin
Abdolraman bin
District Officer-R. Scott
Act. District Officer -S. Codrington Chief Clerk—A. G. Theseira
Second Clerk-D. Theseira
Third do F. de Witt
Chinese Interpreter-TanChoon Hin Forest Ranger-A. Miller Asst.
do. -A. Klaassen Tracer R. Hendricks
ECCLESIASTICAL DEPARTMENT
Col. Chaplain-
Churchwarden (Chaplain's)—
Do. (People's)-J. Howell Vestry Clerk-F. Leipenstein Organist-M. L. Phillips
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Sub-Inspector of Schools-A. E.
Pringle
Principal, Malay Training College--
S. Codrington
REMINGTON TYPEWRITER, 327 Broadway, New York, U. S. A.