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BRITISH NORTH BORNEO
The territory of North Borneo was acquired from the Sultans of Brunei and Sulu by cession for small annual payments in 1877, and the British North Borneo Company was incorporated by Royal Charter on the 1st November, 1881. The area of the territory is 31,106 square miles, and the population, as ascertained by the census of 1921, was 257,804, as compared with 208,183 in 1911. This total included 442 Euro- peans, 197,058 natives of Borneo, 37,642 Chinese, and 20,146 natives of the Malay Archipelago. The Company's authorised capital is £2,000,000, and the amount issued so far is £1,852,385. There is also a debenture issue. A dividend of 3 per cent. was declared in 1916, 4 per cent. in 1917, 4 per cent. in 1918, 5 per cent. in 1919, 3 per cent. in 1920, 3 per cent. in 1921, 3 per cent. in 1922, 23 per cent. in 1923, nil in 1924, and nil in 1925. The credit balance of the Revenue Account in 1925 was £52,399 against £190,536 in 1924. In May, 1888, a British Protectorate was established.
The following officers have administered the Government of the Territory since its acquisition by the Company:-
1881 W. H. Treacher, C.M.G.
1913 C. W. C. Parr
1887 W. M. Crocker (acting)
1915 A. C. Pearson, C.M.G.
1888 C. V. Creagh, C.M.G.
1915
1895 L. P. Beaufort
1916
}F. W. Fraser (acting)
1900 Hugh Clifford, G.C.M.G.
1916
1901 E. W. Birch, C.M.G.
A. C. Pearson, C.M.G.
1921
1904 E. P. Gueritz
1907 A. Cook (acting) 1907 E. P. Gueritz
1910 A. C. Pearson (acting) 1911 F. R. Ellis, C.M.G 1912 F. W. Fraser (acting) 1912 J. Scott Mason
1913} F. W. Fraser
F. W. Fraser (acting)
1913 The Rt. Hon. Sir West Ridgeway,
G.C.B., etc.
1922) Maj. Gen. Sir William Rycroft,
1923
K.C.B., K.C.M.G.
1924 F. W. Fraser, C.B.E. (acting) 1924 Maj.-Gen. Sir William Rycroft,
K.C.B., K.C.M.G.
1925 F. W. Fraser, C.B.E. (acting) 1925 A. C. Pearson, C.M.G.
1926 A. C. Pearson, C.M.G.
1926 F. W. Fraser, C.B.E. (acting) 1926 J. L. Humphreys, C.B.E.
DIRECTORY
Governor and Commander-in-Chief-J. L. Humphreys, C.B.E.
Private Secretary to Governor and Commander-in-Chief-W. B. Durant
BRITISH NORTH BORNEO COMPANY (Incor- porated by Royal Charter, 1st November, 1881)
Court of Directors-London Offices: 17, St. Helen's Place, L'don., E.C. 3 President-Major-Genl. Sir Neill Malcolm,
K.C.B., D.S.O.
Vice-President-D. O. Malcolm
Managing Director-Hon. Mountstuart
Elphinstone
E. Dent
G. E. R. Bromley-Martin
C. Mallet
Capt. A. G. Cowie
Secretary-C. F. Collins (acting)
Assist. Under & Legal Assist.-W. J. Worth
EXCISE
Commissioner of Customs and Excise-
Hon. Mr. M. M. Clark
Assist. Commissioner of Excise (Jesselton)
-A. N. M. Garry
Chief Clerk-Ngai Than
POSTAL DEPARTMENT Postmaster-General and Supt. of Telephs. -C. F. Newton Wade, M.I.W.T., M.I.R.E. Assist. Postmaster-General-H. A. Dabell Assist. Supt., Posts & Telegs.-G. C. Fenton
SANDAKAN
TREASURY AND AUDIT DEPARTMENT
Financial Commissioner-Hon. Mr. A. R.
Rivett, A.S.A.A.
Auditor-T. W. Rose, F.S.A.A.
Chief Dist. Treasurer-W. A. C. Smelt, A.C.A. Do., (W. Coast)-A. J. B. Broodbank Assist. Auditor-G. S. Plummer
Assist. Commissioner of Excise (Sandakan) Confidential Clerk to Financial Com-
-A. Walter
missioner-Fung Shong Kong