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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

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