BRITISH NORTH BORNEO-LABUAN
KUDAT
Resident, Prov. Alcock-F. J. Moysey
(acting)
Dist. Treas., Postmaster, District Asst. Magistrate and Sec. Sanitary Board- Seah Quec 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
LANGKON NORTH BORNEO RUBBER, LTD. -Langkon, Kudat; Tel. Ad: Langkon, Kudat; Head Office: 37, Threadneedle Street, London, E: C.
E. H. B. Larkins manager
W. P. Flynn, secrctary
Dr. Chan Tsun Kan, L.M.S., Hong-
kong, medical officer S. J. Hartley
A. Chalmers
1405
Guthrie & Co., Ld., Singapore, agents Lo Tian Cheok, Kudat, agent
YAT FONG BROTHERS, General Merchants and Commisson Agents-Tel. Ad:Yatfong A. B. C. Code, 5th Edition; Teleph. 4
Lo Tian Siong, partner
Lo Tian Yin,
do.
Lo Tian Cheok, managing partner and
cashier
TAWAO
COWIE HARBOUR COAL CO.,LTD.-Workings:
Silimpopon River, Tawao
Manager-H. Nasmyth Asst. do.-R. Allan
Resident Med. Officer-Dr. H. Cimino Mech. Engineer—A. Herne Accountant--A. G. Morris
Loading Supt., Sebattik Island Depôt--
G. S. Caldwell
Agents (Sandakan)--Darby & Co.
TAWAU
KUHARA RUBBER ESTATE --- Lahad Dato
KUHARA MINING COMPANY, Takeuchi
Coconut Estate
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 cominunication 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 again resumed direct control, and Labuan was incorporated with the Straits Settlements in January, 1907. The population in 1914 was 6,746, of whom 4,603 were Malays. The Chinese, who number about 1,800, are the chief traders, and most of the industries of the island are in their hands. The Europeans (34) include Government officials, the staff of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, and traders. The Labuan Coalfields Company, Limited, are lessees of the coal mines in the island, but ceased operations in March, 1911. The export in 1910 was over 92,000 tons. revenue is chiefly derived from the farming out of licences to sell tobacco, spirits, and fish. It amounted in 1916 to $40,904, as compared with $43,151 for 1915, the expenditure
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