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IT The old city and the new are connected by three railways, two tramways, nl wide roads for carriages. Different Banks and Banking Corporations have *ces at Batavia, viz. - The Netherlands Trading Society (Nederlandsche bndel Maatschappij), Netherlands-India Commercial Bank (Nederlandsch Indische Indelsbank), and the Netherlands-India Discount Company (Nederlandsch lische Escompto Mij.). There are also agencies of the Hongkong and Shanghai Inking Corporation, of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, of the kernational Banking Corporation, of the Taiwan Bank, Ltd., of the Yokohama. kecie Bank, and of the Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd.
The population of Batavia consisted on the 31st December, 1927, of 30,717 Europeans, $323 foreign Orientals, and 232,416 natives; total 311,456.
BUITENZORG
T The usual residence of the Governor-General is at Buitenzorg, at a distance of a tle more than one hour by railway from Batavia. The botanical gardens near Le palace of the Governor-General were made in 1817, and are well known not only r their beautiful arrangement, but especially for the great services rendered to rience and agriculture under the management of the eminent directors, Teysmann, r. Scheffer, and Prof. Dr. Treub. All experiments for the introduction of exotic plants to Netherlands-India are made here, with the result that many useful plants from ilreign countries are reared and flourish in Java as in their native soil.
BANKS
JAVASCHE BANK
DIRECTORY
resident-Mr. Dr. G. G. van Buttingha
Wichers
irecteuren-A. Praasterink, K. W. J. i Michielsen (secretaris)
laatsvervangende Directeuren
Mr. J. Lubbers
resident Commissaris-N. van Zalinge Commissarissen-B. D.W.J. van Garderen, Prof. Mr. A. H. M. J. van Kan, P. A. Waller, F. de Boer
ouvernements Commissaris-J. Berend- sen, Prof. Dr. J. H. A. Logemann Agencies at Semarang, Sourabaya, Padang, Macassar, Cheribon, Soera- karta, Jogjakarta, Pontianak, Medan, Bandjermasin, Bengkalis, Tardjong Balei, Bandoeng, Palembang, Madioen, Manado, Malang, Koeta Radja, Kediri and Pematang Siantar
ONEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ FACTORIJ TE BATAVIA President-P. Lagaay
eden-J. A. Deknatel, B. F. Hagenzieker Secretaris-J. Th. van Rossum Agencies at Sourabaya, Semarang, Medan, Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Rangoon, Calcutta, Bombay, Singapore, Djeddah 4 and Suriname
Sub-agencies at-Cheribon, Tegal, Peka- longan, Tjilatjap, Weltevreden, Padang, Palembang, Kota-Radja, Bandjermasin, Macassar, Djember, Bandoeng, Djok- jakarta, Solo, Pontianak, Penang and Sibolga
NEDERLANDSCH-INDISCHE ESCOMPTO
MAATSCHAPPIJ
Directeuren-Th.C.Sandrock, J. Stroobach,
W. A. van Cuyk, G. J. Govaars, jr. Commissarissen-H. s'Jacobs, N. van Zalinge, W. Price, P. J. Stephan, J. Berendsen, P. Ph. Elfring
Secretarissen-N. A. Onnes, H. J. Valk, W. A. van Cuyk, Joh. H. Pootjes, G. J. Govaars, jr.
Agencies at Sourabaya, Semarang, Padang, Malang, Macassar, Bandoeng, Cheribon, Weltevreden, Djocja, Tegal, Medan, Sourabaya-Simpang, Palembang, Bandjermasin, Sibolga, Benkoelen, Djember, Menado, Pontianak, Amster- dain and s'Gravenliage
NEDERLANDSCH-INDISCHE HANDELSBANK Gedelegeerde van de Raad van Commis-
sarissen B. D. W. J. van Garderen Beheer Overzeesche Kantoren- Directeur-G. J. Jöbsis, F. Fzn.
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