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The natives are expert fishermen and the coast waters abound in excellent fish, which—with rice-form the staple diet of the people. The principal imports are piece goods, tobacco, rice, kerosene and sugar. The main exports are cutch, rubber, sago and jungle produce. Para rubber was exported for the first time in 1914-about 7,000 lbs. The value of rubber exports in 1926 was $1,032,055. Some Chinese have begun to plant pepper, a product for which Brunei was famous 150 years ago.
The public revenue in 1926 amounted to $367,344, as against $315,261 in 1925, and expenditure to $297,894, as against $245,286 in 1925.
DIRECTORY
Sultan-His Highness AHMAD TAJUDIN AKHAZUL KHAIRI WAD-DIN Ministers of State-PENGIRAN BENDAHARA AND PENGIRAN PEMANCHA
BRITISH RESIDENT'S OFFICE
British Resident-E. E. F. Pretty Chief Clerk-Ibrahim bin Md. Jahfar
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
Dresser--Leong Ah Ng
TREASURY DEPARTMENT Treasury Clerk-Liew Thian Tai
POSTS AND Telegraph Dept. Wireless Engineer-L. R. Watts
COURTS
Judge-E. E. F. Pretty Magistrate-Pengiran Shahbandar
CUSTOMS AND GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY Officer-in Charge-Chua Law Lee Customs Clerk, Brunei-Pengiran Ahmed
Belait Abdul Wahab Tutong-A. K. Bakar Muara-Suleiman
Do.,
Do., Do.,
Do.,
Simbruoh-Abdullah
Chandu Clerk, Brunei-Humphrey Kong
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Officer-in-Charge (P.W.D.)-C. E. Tull Clerk of Works-E. B. Keasberry
POLICE FORCE (Brunei Police) Chief Inspr. in charge (Brunei and La- buan), residing at Brunei-G. A. McAfee
BRUNEI (BORNEO) RUBBER AND LAND Co., LTD., Labu Estate-Postal Ad: Brunei via Labuan, S.S.
L. G. Lee, manager
F. B. Giffening J. O. Nixon
H. Rowsell
BATU APOI PLANATATIONS, LTD. (Incorpor-- ated in Straits Settlements), Batu Apor Estate Postal Ad: Brunei via Labuan;. Tel. Ad: Rubber Temburong
Directors-Frank Holt (Liverpool) and
K. Watson (London) E. H. B. Larkins, manager
C. S. Brett, assistant
Harrisons & Crosfield (Borneo), Ld.,
secretaries and agents
BRITISH MALAYAN PETROLEUM CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) Brunei, Belaitand Tutong Concessions, controlled by Sarawak Oilfields, Ld., Miri, Sarawak Operations at Rempayoh, Belait and Tutong
B. M. Grover, manager (Belait)
BRUNEI RUBBER ESTATES, LTD., Temburong Estate (Registered at Sandakan, B.N. Borneo)-Postal Ad: Brunei; Tel. Ad: Tampoi, Temburong
BRUNEI UNITED PLANTATIONS, LTD. (In- corporated in Straits Settlements)- Postal Ad: Brunei via Lubuan, S.S.; Tel. Ad: Lynn, Brunei
U. P. Lynn, manager
A. G. Gow | W. W. H. de Piro
ISLAND TRADING CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Great Britain), Cutch Extract Manu- facturers, etc.-Brunei, Sarawak; Tel- Ad: Acreage, Brunei; Codes: Bentley's, Western Union and Broomhall's
Thos. A. Robarts, genl. mgr. for East W. H. Doughty, manager
W. B. Falconer, assistant A. E. Wardle, engineer
Gadong Estate
J. K. B. Coghill, manager
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S. G. Fraser K.E.H. Kay Guthrie & Co., Singapore, agents
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