THE EAST COAST OF SUMATRA
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quarter of Polonia. In the town six European banking corporations-the Javabank, the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, the Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij, the Nederlandsch-Indische Handelsbank, the Nederlandsch-Indische Escompto Maatschappij, and Uniebank voor Nederland en Kolonien-have their branches, and there are also two Chinese banks. There are two very good hotels (Hotel de Boer and Grand Hotel), a Club (Witte Societeit), a Race Club, numerous houses of business, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Malay, Bombay and Kling shops, etc.
The port of Belawan (Deli), on the Belawan River, is in communication with Medan by road and railway, the lines of which extend a long distance up country and the north, giving also communication via Tandjoeng Poera and Pangkalan Brandan with Koeta Radja (Atchcen) and to the south, via Tebing Tinggi, with Tandjoeng Balei (Asahan) and Pematang Siantar. Other important ports are those of Pangkalan Brandan, Tandjoeng Poera, Tandjoeng-Balei, Bengkalis, Bagan Api Api and Laboean Bilik.
The population under this Government numbered in December, 1926, 7,355 Europeans, 1,041,262 natives, and 134,666 other Orientals-a total of 1,183,283, as com- pared with 1,197,554 in 1920 and 568,417 in 1905.
DIRECTORY
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE-Medan
Governor of the East Coast of Sumatra
L. H. W. van Sandick
Assistant Resident-P. Scheffer Secretary-Dr. W. J. Beck Controller-C. Adriaanse
Adjutant Secretary-A. Neijhoff
Officers of the General Treasury-W. van
den Berg and D. A. Pieren
Chief Clerks-R. F. de Lizer, E. J. Enkoroma Coffie, I. J. Latuhihin, D. Pielaat, Mohamad Hadjerat gelar Soetan Maleka, J. A. P. Doornik, Miss W. M. Fliers, J. Groenendijk, E. A. Muller, T. de Roode, Tagor Esra, Joezar, Datoek Isa, Tengkoe Sapoetar and Harahap Officer to the disposition of the Governor of the East Coast of Sumatra (A.Z.) A. P. H. Holwerda
ADMINISTRATIVE DEPTS. OF THE GOVT. OF EAST COAST OF SUMATRA
Deli en Serdang, Medan
Assist. Resident-S. Bouman
Administratief-Ambtenaar
Seinstra
Serdang, Loeboeq Pakam
fd. Controller-A. S. L. Spoor Controller, Bangoen Poerba-C.LionCachet Chief Clerk-J. Panggabean Clerk-Tengkoe Rachmat
Padang en Bedagei, Tebing Tinggi Controller-J. J. Mendelaar
Chief Clerk-W. S. Siahaan Clerk-Abbas
Langkat, Tandjoeng Poera
Assist. Resident-W. F. G. van de Graaff Chief Clerk-L. Neijendorf Clerk-Sori Harahap
Boven Langkat, Bindjei Controller-Dr. E. J. Burger Chief Clerk-Tengkoe Hasanoeddin
Pankalan Brandan
Controller-H. J. Nijhuis
Adj. Chief Clerk-Tengkoe Long
Asahan, Tandjoeng Balei
Dr. G. R.
Assist. Resident-H. J. E. Moll Controller-A. Twerda
Chief Clerk--J. M. Ferdinandus
Afdeeling Secretary-A. A. Scharff Clerk-Raden Heriepurnama
Beneden Deli, Medan
Controller, Medan-Dr. J. Reuvers Controller, Loboehan Deli-W.B.Hollmann Administr. Ambtenaar-A. M. van Liere Chief Clerk-Tengkoe Djafar
Boven Deli, Arnhemia
Controller-Dr. L. M. Hubenet Clerk-Mohd. Noer gelar Soetan Maharadja
Admf. Ambtenaar-A. J. van Es Chief Clerk-Raden Achmad Soleiman
Batoe Bara, Laboehan Roekoe Controller-A. J. Van Wilgenburg
Laboehan Batoe, Laboean Bilik Gezaghebber-M. de Vries Admf. Ambtenaar--C. C. de Rooij Gezaghebber-A. C. Haijer Chief Clerk-Saidi Siahaan