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mountains, with the Peak of Bonthain in the distance, afford a fine spectacle, especially in the evening, when they are not covered by the fogs that rise from the plains. Beautiful sunsets are to be seen every night from the Harbourmaster's landing-stage.
The city of Macassar is administered by a Municipal Council with a Burgomaster as president. The Council has 17 members (10 of European origin, 5 Natives of Macas- sar, and 2 Chinese). Technical affairs, grounds and the public sanitary service are managed, under the supervision of the Municipal Council, by an Engineer Director of Municipal public works (Ingenieur-Directeur Gemeentewerken). The municipal gas plant is managed by a Director (Directeur der Gemeent e-Gasfabriek) under the supervision of the Gasworks Committee, nominated by the Municipal Council. The electric lighting plant is in the hands of the Ned. Indische Gas-Maatschappy.
The harbour (Government property) has been constructed at a cost of about twelve million guilders (£1,000,000) and is administered by a Harbour Board (Commissie van Bijstand with the Engineer Harbour-Director (Directeur der Haven) as President, under the supervision of the Department of Public Works at Batavia. Marine and shipping affairs are managed in collaboration with the Harbourmaster and pilots by an administration named "Haven-beheer," (i.e., Harbour-management).
Macassar is connected by a double telegraph cable with Sourabaya (Singapore, Br. India, e.s.o.), and by a single cable with Balikpapan (east coast of Borneo) and Menado north-east peninsula of Celebes), and has consequently connection, also, with China, Japan, Australia and the Pacific Coast of the U.S.A.
A wireless telephone plant with Sourabaya is in operation.
The first State tramway was opened on the 1st July, 1922 (Macassar-Takalar), an important step for the development of the interior of the island Celebes. The con- struction of new lines has been postponed owing to the curtailment of construction programme.
DIRECTORY
APOTHECARIES AND CHEMISTS
Najoan Bros.
Rathkamp & Co.
BANK AGENCIES
Chartered Bank of Ind., Aus. & China Michael Stephens & Co., Ld., agents International Banking Corporation Schmid & Jeandel, Ld., agents Javasche Bank
Ned. Handel Maatschappij Ned. Ind. Escompto Maatschappij Ned. Ind. Handelsbank
BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS
J. van Hoeve
N. H. Leepel
G. Ch. van Nieuwenhuizen
A. H. Pet
M. R. Rinkel
A. W. Scholtens
H. J. van der Zee
F. J. Stuurman
A. Vunderink
BROKERS
BUILDING CONTRACTORS
H. de Munnik
GAS COMPANY
Ned. Ind. Gas Maatschappij (Electrical
Department)
IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS Borneo-Sumatra Handel. My. Catz Java Trading Co., Ld.
Handels Compagnie v/h Dircks & Co. W. R. Groskamp & Co.
Jacobson v. d. Bergh
Ledeboer & Co., W. B.
Makassar Produce Co., Ld.
Manders Seemann & Co.'s Handel Maat-
schappij, Ld.
Michael Stephens & Co., Ld.
Mirandolle Voute & Co.
Mohrmann & Co., J.
Moluksche Handels Vennootschap
Oei, Seeuwen & Co.
Reiss & Co.
Schmid en Jeandel, Ld.
M. M. Simon
Ting Tjam & Co.'s Handel Maatschappy
Tsubono en Co.
Gebroeders Veth, Ld.
Wehry & Co., Geo.
INSURANCE BROKERS
Blom & van der Aa Molukken Veem, Ld.