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The town possesses few attractions, and the public buildings are mediocre, with the exception of the Government Offices, a fine block erected in 1889 near the jetty. St. George's Church is an unpretending edifice of 80 years' standing, centrally situated. There are also a Roman Catholic Church and several mission chapels. The Botanical Gardens and Waterfall are well worthy of a visit, and another place of interest at some distance from the town is the Chinese Temple at Ayer Itam. The census of 1921 gave the total population of Penang and Province Wellesley (including Dindings) as 304,335, compared with 278,003 in 1911.
During 1926 the number of merchant vessels entered and cleared at the port was 6,217, as against 5,482 in 1925, the tonnage being 11,408,303 and 10,104,950, respectively. Of these, 4,497 vessels with a tonnage of 7,412,642 were British. The number of all vessels entered and cleared was 21,348.
Imports Exports
Total
1926 $323,543,654
1925 $304,459,318
295,230,006
309,261,016
$599,689,324
$632,804,670
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT OFFICES
BANKRUPTCY OFFICE
Assist. Official Assignee-V. W. W. S.
Purcell
Chief Clerk-P. A. Gregory 2nd Clerk-K. Subbiah
CORONER'S DEPARTMENT
Coroner-Second Magistrate Assist.-Protector of Chinese Assist. Supt., Govt. Monopolies Chief Police Officer, Penang
District Judge and 1st. Magistrate,
Penang
Clerk-Cheah Ah Tok
DEPUTY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
Deputy Public Prosecutor-J. Crable-
Watt (acting)
DISTRICT COURT
Dist. Judge-J. S. W. Arthur Assist. do. -S. N. King
Clerk of Court-M. Shunker Pillay
DISTRICT OFFICE, BALIK PULAU
Acting Dist. Officer-F. V. Duckworth Chief Clerk-C. Abishegam
DISTRICT OFFICE, BUKIT MERTAJAM
Dist. Officer-A. V. Aston (acting) Chief Clerk-Mohd. Tambi
DISTRICT OFFICE, BUTTERWORTH, SENIOR
Sr. Dist. Officer-W. H. Lee Warner
(acting)
Assist. to S.D.O.-W. C. Taylor (actg.) Clerk-K. Kandiah
Sanitary Inspector-L. S. Emaung
DISTRICT OFFICE, NIBONG TEBAL
Dist. Officer A. Williams, M.C.S. (acig.) Chief Clerk-R. David
DISTRICT OFFICE, DINDINGS
Dist. Officer-R. J. F. Curtis
Chief Clerk-M. A. Bakar
Rural Board Clerk-Lim Suy Lock
Assistant Surveyor-A. M. Oliveiro
Public Works Department
Assist. Engineer-J. F. Locke Overseer-E. G. Cullin
Police Department
Inspector-O. A. J. Wylde
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Inspr. of Schools-H. R. Cheeseman Assist. do.
-R. F. Gunn
Malay Assist. Inspector of Schools-
Abul Jalil bin Osman Chief Clerk-S. Mohd. Yusoff
AUDIT DEPARTMENT
Auditor-T. S. Evans
GAOL DEPARTMENT
Supt. of Prisons-J. S. W. Arthur Gaoler-J. Howell
1st Grade Senior Warder-C. H. Nixon.
GARDENS DEPARTMENT
Director-R. E. Holttum
Assist. Curator-F. Flippance, local
head of dept.
Committee-Hon. Resident Councillor (chairman), L. C. Brown, C. B. Samuel, Senior Executive Engineer and Director of Gardens (secretary)