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JOHORE
European pioneers have, in the last few years, made some experiments in planting, on a large scale, sago, tobacco, coffee, tea, and cocoa. These have been grown in five different districts-Batu Pahat, Pulau Kokob, Panti, Johore Bharu, and Pengerang ; but it is uncertain how many of them can be considered established industries.
At the present time the principal exports of Johore are the carefully cultivated gambier, pepper, and sago, and the natural products of timber, rattans, and damar. For almost all such produce Singapore is the port of shipment.
The only mineral in which the country is really rich is iron. It is nowhere worked but is found almost everywhere. Deposits of tin are known in several places and gold in one or two spots. A little tin is worked at Seluang, but no considerable mining is actually carried on, unless the islands of the Carimons be included. Though now politically separated from Johore these islands are geologically part of it, and were formerly a dependency of the kingdom.
Coaches and steam-launches run daily to Singapore, whence letters and passengers find easy access to all other ports. A telegraph line has been erected between Johore Bhâru and Singapore, and a railway has been proposed, and is about to be constructed across the latter island, the scheme having received the sanction of the Straits Legislative Council in 1899.
DIRECTORY
Sovereign Ruler-His Highness IBRAHIM, Sultan of the State and Territory of Johore, K.C.M.G., Sovereign of the Most Esteemed Darjah Krabat (Family Order) and the Most Honourable Darjah Mahakota Johore (Order of the Crown of Johore) Private Secretaries-Inchi H. M. Kassim, S.M.J., J. Campbell Ker, s.M.J. Aide-de-Camp-Captain Daud. 8.M.J.
COUNCIL OF STATE
Unku Mohamed Khalid, D.K., S.P.M.J, Unku Suleiman, D.K., D.P.M.J. Unku Othman, D.K.
Dato Mentri Basar Jaffar bin Hadji
Mohamed, D.K., S.P.M.J.. C.M.G. Dato Bintara Dalam Ibrahim bin Hadji
Abdullah Moonsshee, S.P.M.J.
Dato Bintara Luar Mohamed Salleh bin
Prang, S.P.M.J.
Dato SriStia Raja Abdullah b.Tahir, S.P.MJ. Dato Yahra bin Awal, S.P.M.J.
Honorary Member, Charles Burton Buckley
SECRETARIAT
The Dato Muntri Besar, The Dato Bintara
Dalam, The Dato Sri Amar d'Rajah Assistants-Inchi M. Kassim Auditor-Hadji M. Hassan, S.M.J. English Translator-H. G. Yzelman
ECCLESIASTICAL AND EDUCATION DEPT. President-Unku M. Khalid
Secretary-Inchi M. Khalid b. Abdullah
Schools
Johore Bahru Malay
Head Master-Inchi Mahmoud b. Abdullah
Johore Bahru-Religious
Master-Haji Yacob
Johore Bahru-English
Head Master-W. N. Gawler
Johore Bahru-Chinese School
Teacher-Tan Nguan Ngee
Dato Yahra bin Shaaban, S.P.M.J, Dato Andak, D.P.M.J.
Dato Sri Amar d'Raja, Abdul Rahman b.
Andak, S.P.M.J., C.M.G.
Dato Penggawa Timor, Jaafar bin Nong
Yahya, D.P.J.M.
Dato Penggawa Barat, Abdul-Samad bin
Ibrahim, D.P.J.M.
Clerks of Council and Registrars of the Dewan Court-Inchi Abdul Mannan bin Mahbob, Inchi Jaafar, bin Hussein
JAIL DEPARTMENT Governor-Dato Yahya b. Shaaban, S.P.M.J.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Superintendent-Inchi Khalid b. Abdullah
INDIAN IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT Assistant Indian Immigration Agent-T
Rawson Ker, 8.M J.
ISTANA (Johore Bahru)
In charge Inchi Mohamed Arif b. Yahya
MARINE DEPARTMENT
Superintendent-W. J. Graham
Chief Engineer-W. Kilgour
Steam Gunboat “Pulai”
Captain-Inchi Yahya bin M. Ali
Chief Engineer-Inchi Ahmad b.Othman
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