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extending to Bernang, 6 miles further on the Selangor border, has been made, and has opened up an extensive and rich tin mining district, which is being rapidly taken up by the Chinese, who are the real wealth producers of the country, as elsewhere in the native states. Communication with Malacca is kept up by subsidized steam-launches, and a cart road from the
cart road from the state to Lubok China ni Malacca (five miles) was completed in 1885. The trade for 1899 was $2,610,000 imports and $6,232,000 exports.
DIRECTORY
Members of the State COUNCIL
President His Highness Tunku Mohamed bin Al Morhan Tunku Antah, Yang a per Tuan of Negri Sembilan, c.M.G. Member-The British Resident
-The Dato Klana Petra of Sungei
Ujong
Member-The Dato Penghulu of Johol
(Dato Beginda Tan Amas Proy) Do. Tunku Muda Chik of Sri
Menanti
-The Ruler of Tampin (Tunku
Dewa)
Do.
Do.
Do. -The Dato Bandar
Do.
-The Dato Muda of Linggi
Do.
Do.
-The Dato Penghulu of Jelebu --The Dato Penghulu of Rembau
Do.
Do.
BRITISH RESIDENCY
British Resident-H. Conway Belfield (abt.) Acting do. -D. H. Wise Secretary-E. C. H. Wolff Chief Clerk--G. Sta Maria Second do.-D. A. Mathews Third do.-F. A. Especkerman Fourth do.-H. H. Armstrong Malay Writer-Raja Aman
- COURTS
Senior Magistrate-F. Duberley
-L. P. Ebden
Acting do.
Magistrate-C. V. Dyson
Chief Clerk-F. A. Monteiro
Clerk-Luxman Singh
Chinese Interpreter--Soh Swee Lin Tamil do. -S. M. Ponniah
Bailiff-Hasan bin Brahim
DISTRICT OFFICE, PORT DICKSON
District Officer-J. F. Owen Chief Clerk-C. C. do Rozario Second do. —P. Zuzarte
Chief Clerk, Land Office—J. D. Rozario Customs Clerk, Lukut-Raja Kader
Do. Pasir Panjang-Ngah Do. Penghalan Kempas-Haji Mo-
hamed Asah
Weighing Clerk-Lew Yang Hin Chinese Interpreter-Lim Chin Chuan Tamil do. -J. Jacob
DISTRICT OFFice, Jelebu
District Officer--F. Bede Cox
Chief Clerk-Soh Swee Kee
Second do. B. A. Especkerman
Third do. --Sim Choon Ghee
Chinese Interpreter-Lim Cheng Chuan Malay Writer—Sidun
Chief Clerk Land-A. Venasitamby
—Captain Lee Chin Sam —Tam Yong
DISTRICT OFFICE, TAMPIN
District Officer-C. W. C. Parr (absent) Asst. do. N. R. Crum Ewing
Acting do. -J. W. Simmons
Malay Magistrate-(Tampin)T. S. Abdullah (Rebu.) Tungku Boharudin (Gemch, Inchi Imane Mahat (Btjg. Malaka) Raja chik
Do. Do. Do.
Chief Clerk--C. Nagaratnam Second do. —Chan Tek Swee Third do. —J. A. Alcantra
Chinese Intptr., Rembau-Loi Num Peng Malay Writers-Abdul Latib, Osman bin
Sidin Geyzel
Dresser-in-charge Beri-beri Hospital, Port
Dickson--R. Vallipuram
Dresser in-charge, Jelebu—P. P. Chient
Do. Tampin-R. T. Frankford Hospital Assistant, do. -T. B. Sequerah
LAND OFFICE, TAMPIN Settlement Officer-M. U. Nisbet (absent) Acting do. A. E. C. Franklin Chief Clerk-W. C. Marsh Second do. —Mohamed Dris
POLICE OFFICE, TAMPIN Inspector of Police-R. H, Legge Clerk-A. J. Arrais
AUDIT OFFICE, Seremban State Auditor-F. W. Talbot Acting do.-W. P. Thorpe Accountant-C. H. Sta. Maria Chief Clerk-C. V. Govindasamy Fillay Clerks-Tay Kim Guan, J. de Rozario, L. A Gomes, A. L. Blankenette, B. M. Pereira
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Atg. Inspector of Schools—A. E. C. Franklin Visiting Teacher-Haji Ahınat
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