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vegetables, pepper and ground nuts. Coconut cultivation increases rapidly, büt there is some tendency, especially among the Chinese, to substitute rubber for coconut, which has been officially declared to be “not an advisable policy."
Singapore offers but few points of salient interest to visitors, the Botanical Gardens at Tanglin, the Waterworks in Thomson Road, and the Raffles Library and Museum being its only show places. A considerable mileage of electric tramway is now in operation. A railway across the island was sanctioned by a vote of the Legislative Council in 1899, and was opened for traffic on 1st January, 1903. An extension to the Tanjong Pagar Docks and neighbourhood was sanctioned and now runs as far as Tasir Panjang. This line of fourteen miles was the first section of a great Malay Peninsula and India Railway, passing through and opening up the countries of Johore, Malacca, the Native Malay States, some Siamese territory and Burma, on to Calcutta. The Railway now runs direct from Singapore to Penang. The distance from Singapore to Calcutta is just over 2,000 miles.
DIRECTORY
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT
Governor, and Commander-in-Chief-Sir Arthur H. Young, K.C.M.G. Aide-de-Camp-Lieut. Roger Crofton, R.G.A. Private Secretary-H. Marriott (actg.) Clerk-W. Bachelor
EXECUTIVE Council
His Excellency the Governor, President General Officer Commanding the Troops Hon. Colonial Secretary
Hon. Resident Councillor of Penang
LEGISLATIVE
His Excellency the Governor, President General Officer Commanding the Troops Hon. Colonial Secretary
Hon. Resident Councillor of Penang Hon. Attorney-General Hon. Treasurer
Hon. Colonial Engineer
Hon. C. J. Saunders (on leave)
Hon. L. H. Chayton, acting Hon. Dr. W. G. Ellis
Hon. J. B. Elcum (on leave)
Hon. G. A. Hall, acting
Hon. Tan Jiak Kim, C.M.G,
(For Government
Hon. Attorney-General Hon. Colonial Engineer Hon. Colonial Treasurer
COUNCIL
Hon. Dr. D. J. Galloway
Hon. A. R. Adams
Hon. E. C. Ellis
Hon. D. T. Boyd
Hon. C. W. Darbishire (on leave)
Hon. R. Young (on leave)
Hon. F. W. Collins (on leave)
Hon. W. W. Cook, acting
Hon. A. Huttenbach, acting
Hon. H. M. Darby, acting
Clerk of Councils-M. S. H. McArthur (on leave), Mr. P. A. F. David, acting Shorthand Reporter--W. C. Suter
Departments See under G.)
ABDULTAYEB ESMAILJEE, Merchant and
Commission Agent--3, Prince Street
A. M. Vasi, manager, signs per pro. Rajabally Mohamadaily, clerk
ABRAMS, H., Horse Repository, Veterinary and Shoeing Establishment and Carriage Works-5, Orchard Road, Singapore
Proprietor--H. Abrams
Veterinary Surgeon-C. W. Abratus,
M.R.C.V.S., signs per pro.
ADAMSON, GILFILLAN, & Co., Ln., Mer- chants--15, Collyer Quay; Head Office, 2 Billiter Avenue, London, E.C. Branch Houses: Penang and Malacca
S. Gilfillan, director (London)
Sir Wm. Adamson, C.M.G., director
(London)
H. W. Wood, director (London) R. T. Peake, director (London)
M. E. Plumpton, manager
A. J. C'. Hart, manager (London) F. L. Tomlin, manager H. A. Low, signs per pro. Assistants
D. M. Doig, signs per pro. W. A. Fell
A. Knox Wilson D. L. Adamson W. Murdoch
T. A.
Debogle
Digitized Howell