JOHORE
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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 136,214 piculs in 1924, as compared with 116,628 piculs in 1923, and the values were $1,114,043 and $1,332,870, respectively. The export of rubber in 1924 amounted to 32,369 tons, valued at $30,090,966, against 35,966 tons in 1923, valued at $39,228,915. A remarkable feature of the rubber industry in this State is the large amount of land taken up by Japanese. In 1924, 28,191 tons of copra, valued at $5,192,131, and 11,807 tons of areca nuts, valued at $2,147,456, were exported.
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 rich in iron ore, and a mine is being successfully worked by Japanese in Batu Pahat and 235,118 tons of the ore were exported in 1924. The first valuable discoveries of tin 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 1924 amounted to 1,410 tons, compared with 1,329 tons in 1923. The value of exported minerals was $3,990,049 in 1924, as against $3,086,829 in 1923.
DIRECTORY
SULTAN His Highness Sir IBRAHIM, G.C.M.G., K.B.E., Sovereign of the Most Esteemed DarjahKrabat (FamilyOrder) and the Most Honourable Darjah Mahkota Johore (Order of the Crown of Johore), First Class Osmanieh Order, First Class Order of the Crown of Rumania. First Class Order of the White Elephant of Siam. Born 17th Sept., 1873. Proclaimed 7th Sept., 1895; crowned 2nd November, 1895. Private Secretary-Captain H. Md. Said, S.M.J., etc. Deputy Private Sectretary-Lieut. S. Abdullah
COUNCIL OF STATE
President The Dato Mentri Besar Vice do. The Deputy Mentri Besar
OFFICE OF MENTRI BESAR
Mentri Besar-Major The Hon. Dato
Abdullah bin Jaafar, D.K., S.P.M.J. Deputy Mentri Besar-The Hon. Y. M.
Ungku Abdul Aziz, D.K.
Secretary and Clerk of Councils-Inche
Abdullah bin Mohd. Taib
SECRETARIAT
Gen. Adv.-Hon. Mr. Hayes Marriot, C.M.G. Dep. State Secy.-Hon, DatoIsmail,D.P.M.J.
AGRICULTURAL DEPT.
Inspr. of Agric.-F. de la M. Norris (actg.)
AUDIT OFFICE
Auditor-Ungku Abdul Azis, D.K. Assist. Auditor-Wan Jusoh bin Ali Chief Clerk-I. Ismail bin Abubakar
TRADE AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT Johore Bahru
Commissioner-G. E. Cator
Supt. Dato Mohamed bin M. Doon, D.P.M.J. Assist. do.
-A. Rahim bin Kimen
Muar
Deputy Commr.-Taib bin Talib, S.M.J. Assist. Supt.--Omar bin Hassan
Batu Pahat
Supt. Preventive Branch-F. C. Clarke Superintendent-Shahdan bin H. Sa'adon Assist. do. -Talib bin A. Bakar
Endau
Superintendent-Yahya bin M. Yusuf
Segamat
Superintendent-Wan A. Majid bin Said
Kota Tinggi
Superintendent-A. Majid bin Sidek
Kukub
Superintendent-Awang bin Arshad
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Bukit Zahrah School Buildings (Teleph. 10) English Education Officer-H. Mortimer,
B.A. (London), (acting)
English College
Headmaster-C. E. Gates, M.A. (Cantab.)
(acting)
European Master-E. D. Raley, B.A. (Oxon.) Assistant Masters-George Lowe, F. J. Treusein, A. Rahman b. M. Taib and N. A. Hannay