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BRITISH NORTH BORNEO-LABUAN
TENOM BORNEO RUBBER Co., LTD., THE,
Padas Valley Estate-Beaufort
Malcolm P. Anderson, genl. manager
R. J. Bewsher, manager ·
F. Bost
D. Ferguson Mengattal Estate
Malcolm P. Anderson, manager
J. Cooper N. Grooch
H. L. Shipman
TUARAN ESTATE-Near Jesselton
KUDAT
Resident, Prov. Alcock-(vacant) Officer in charge-F. J. Moysey Dist. Treas., Postmaster, District Asst. Magistrate and Sec. Sanitary Board- Seah Tuee Boon
Harbour Master and Supervisor of Cus-
toms-F. J. Moysey
BROESE, VAN GROENOU, Import, Export
and Commission Agent
Agent for Ocean S.S. Co., Lloyd's Sub-Agent
CHURCH OF England
Priests in Holy Orders-Rev. Bernard
Mercer, Rev. Fong Hau Kong
KUDAT HOTEL
LANGKON NORTH BORNEO RUBBER, LTD. -Langkon, Kudat; Tel. Ad: Langkon, Kudat; Head Office: 37, Threadneedle Street, London, E. C.
Percival J. Roy Waugh, manager W. P. Flynn, secretary
Dr. Chan Tsun Kan, L.M.S., Hong-
kong, medical officer
E. H. B. Larkins
G. S. W. Larkins
Guthrie & Co., Ld., Singapore, agents Lo Tian Cheok, Kudat, agent
MARUDU RUBBER, LTD.-Kudat
NEW LONDON BORNEO TOBACCO Co., LTD.,
YAT FONG BROTHERS, General Merchants and CommissonAgents- Tel. Ad:Yatfong A. B. C. Code, 5th Edition; Teleph. 4
Lo Tian Siong, partner
Lo Tran Jin,
do.
Lo Tian Cheok, managing partner and
cashier
Agencies
China Mutual Life Ins. Co., Ld., S'pore. Straits Steamship Co., Ld., Singapore
TAWAO
COWIE HARBOUR COAL CO.,LTD.-Workings:
Silimpopon River, Tawao
Manager-I. W. Cumberbatch Asst. do.-G. S. Caldwell Assistant-R. Allan
Resident Med. Officer-Dr. R.Watson Mech. Engineer-F. Simpson Accountant--J. H. Tanton
Loading Supt.,Sebattik Island Depôt-
L. Browne
Loading Clerk, Sandakan Depôt--
Singkak
Agents (Sandakan)--Darby & Co.
LABUAN
This, the smallest British Colony in Asia, was ceded to Great Britain by the Sultan of Brunei in 1846, and taken possession of in 1848. It is situated on the north-west coast of Borneo in latitude 5 deg. 16 min. N., and longitude 115 deg. 15 min. E. It has an area of 30 square miles, and is about six miles from the Borneo coast. Although Labuan possesses a fine port, has extensive coal deposits, and by situation seemed likely to become a depôt for the trade of the north coast of Borneo, it has only partially fulfilled the expectations formed of it. The produce of Brunei finds a market in Labuan, but the volume of the trade is small. There are sago mills on the island, where the raw material is converted into flour, for export chiefly to Singapore. These mills were erected by influential Chinese introduced by the Governor from Singapore; they have also put up tapioca mills and have arranged to plant 500 acres a year until 5,000 acres have been planted. Coconuts are being planted on the same land. There is regular steamship communication with Singapore and Sandakan, as well as with the local ports. The Government was administered by the British North Borneo Company from 1890 until January 1, 1906, when the Colonial Office