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European pioneers have, in the last few years, taken up large areas for planting, chiefly rubber and coconuts. Gambier and pepper cultivation is on the decline; the export of tapioca was 140,667 piculs in 1920, as compared with 131,795 piculs in 1919, and the values were $2,039,671 and $2,322,228, respectively. The export of rubber in 1920 amounted to 26,824 tons, valued at $47,332,635, against 27,895 tons in 1919, valued at $53,203,400. A remarkable feature of the rubber industry in this State is the large amount of land taken up by Japanese. In 1920, 18,947 tons of copra, valued at $7,321,176, were exported, and 16,213 tons of areca nuts, valued at $3,713,418.
At the present time the principal exports of Johore are the carefully cultivated rubber, copra, gambier, pepper and areca nuts, and the natural products of tin, timber rattans and damar. For almost all such produce Singapore is the port of shipment.
Johore is stated to be rich in iron ore, but while it is found almost everywhere it is worked nowhere. The year 1915 will be memorable as that of the opening up of what is probably an entirely new tin field on the East Coast. The first valuable discoveries were made in the valley of Jemaluang, a small river flowing into the China Sea near Mersing, and there are indications of the presence of tin ore that may be worked at a profit at various places between Jemaluang and the Sedili. The export of tin ore in 1920 amounted to 1,585 tons, compared with 1,843 tons in 1919. The value of exported minerals was $3,996,000 in 1920, as against $2,638,600 in 1919.
DIRECTORY
SULTAN His Highness Sir IBRAHIM, G.C.M.G., K.B.E., Sovereign of the Most Esteemed Darjah Krabat (FamilyOrder) and the Most Honourable Darjah Mahakota Johore (Order of the Crown of Johore), First Class Osmanieh Order. Born 17th Sept., 1873. Proclaimed 7th Sept., 1895; succeeded 2nd November, 1895
Private Secretary-Captain H. Md. Said, S.M.J.
COUNCIL OF STATE
The Dato Mentri Besar, D.K., S.P.M.J., C.M.G., President
SECRETARIAT
Mentri Besar-Dato Mohamed, C.M.G.
General Adviser-Hayes Marriott
Deputy State Secretary Dato Ismail,
D.P.M.J.
AGRICULTURAL DEPT.
Inspector of Agriculture-A. G. G. Ellis
AUDIT OFFICE
Auditor-Ungku Abdul Azis, D.K. Chief Clerk-Griffin H. Elias
CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT
Commissioner-L. McLean
Assist. do. Dato Abdullah b. H. Othawan
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (Bukit Zahrah School Buildings) Teleph. 10, Johore
English Education Officer - John V.
Thompson Clerk-A. Rahim b. Kimen
English College, Johore Bahru Headmaster-F. L. Shaw (acting) Assist. Masters-George Lowe, F. J. Treu
sein, L. A. Duckworth, A. Rahman b.- Taib, Syed Esa b. Alwee
Bukit Zahrah School, Johore Bahru
Headmaster-H. Mortimer Senior Assist. Master-C. G. Sollis Assist. Masters-F. A. Le Vos, C. D. West- wood, Lee Kong Boon, J. P. de Silva, J. V. Duckworth, Kassim b. Mohamed, E. J. de Souza, B. D. Henry, Hashin b. Mahee
English School, Muar
Headmaster-C. H. Crombie Senior Assist. Master-R. P. S. Walker Assistant Masters-J. W. Moore, S. A. Monteiro, C. A. de Souza, A. Sinna- thamby, Bidi b. H. Yusop, M. Arof b. H. Ibrahim, A. Shukor b. Ismail, M. Amin b. Husein