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THE EAST COAST OF SUMATRA
quarter of Polonia. In the town six European banking corporations-the Javabanka the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, the Nederlandsche Hande Maatschappij, the Nederlandsch-Indische Handelsbank, the Nederlandsch-Indisch Escompto Maatschappij, and Uniebank voor Nederland en Kolonien-have thei branches, and there are also two Chinese banks. There are two very good hotel (Hotel de Boer and Grand Hotel), a Club (Witte Societeit), a Race Club, numerous house of business, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Malay, Bombay and Kling shops, etc.
The port of Belawan Deli, on the Belawan River, is in communication with Medar 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 Koet Radja (Atcheen) and to the south via Tebing Tinggi, with Tandjoeng Balei (Asahar with Koeta Penang and via Pematang Siantar to the west with Sibolga, Fort de Koel Padang, Korintji. Other important ports are those of Pangkalan Brandan. Tandjoen Poera, Tandjoeng-Balei, Bengkalis, Bagan Api-Api and Laboean Bilik and Pakanbaro
The population under this Government numbered in December, 1927, 8,191 Europeans, 1,076,253 natives, and 141,731 other Orientals—a total of 1,226,176, as cont 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 and Dr.
W. J. Beck
Secretary-Dr. J. Reuvers
Controller J. J. van Kempe Valk Adjutant Secretary-A. Neijhoff Officers of the General Treasury-F. T. Steenmeijer, D. A. Pieren and F. J. Schenkhuizen
Chief Clerks-R. F. de Lizer, I. J. Latuhi- hin, D. Pielaat, Mohamad Hadjerat gelar Soetan Maleka, J. A. P. Doornik, Miss W. M. Fliers, J. Groenendijk, E. A. Muller, Tagor Esra, Joezar, Datoek Mohamad Isa, Tengkoe Sapoetera and Abdul Hakim
Officer to the disposition of the Governor of the East Coast of Sumatra (A.Z.)-P. H. Holwerda
ADMINISTRATIVE DEPTS. OF THE GOVT. OF EAST COAST OF SUMATRA Deli en Serdang, Medan
Assist. Resident—
Afdeeling Secretary-A. A. Scharff Chief Clerk-Soetan Naposo Parlin-
doengan
Clerks Raden Heriepurnama and A.
Mochtar
Beneden Deli, Medan
Controller, Medan-W. J. Leyds Rzn. Administr. Ambtenaar-W. J. Burger
Contr., Laboehan Deli-W. B. Hollmann Chief Clerk-Tengkoe Djafar
Boven Deli, Arnhemia
Controller-L. M. Hubenet
Serdang, Loeboek Pakam Controller-A. S. L. Spoor Controller, Bangoen Poerba-W. A. G. Perk Chief Clerk-J. Panggabean Clerk-Tengkoe Rachmat
Padang en Bedagei, Tebing Tinggi Deli Controller-J. J. Mendelaar Adspirant Contoller-F. van den Elst Chief Clerk-W. S. Siahaan, adj. Clerks Aminoeddin and Abbas
Langkat, Tandjoeng Poera
Assist. Resident-C. E. Maier Chief Clerk-Sori Harahap, adj. Clerk-Tengkoe Soleiman
Boven Langkat, Bindjei Controller-Dr. E. J. Burger Chief Clerk-Tengkoe Hassanoeddin Clerk-Abdul Djalil
Pankalan Brandan
Gezaghebber-J. P. B. de Graan Clerk-Toeloes
Asahan, Tandjoeng Balei Assistant Resident-H. J. E, Moll Controller-J. de Ridder
Hulp Gezaghebber-W. Klaus Administrf. Ambtenaar-A. J. van Es Chief Clerk-Pangian gelar Soetan Oloar Clerks-Radja Ismail Machlan and E
Aritonang
Batoe Bara, Laboehan Roekoe Controller-A. J. van Wilgenburg Adj. Chief Clerk-Tengkoe Long
Laboehan Batoe, Laboehan Bilik Controller-M. Boon Chief Clerk-Radja Ibrahim
Clerk-Mohd. Noer gelar Soetan Maharadaj Clerk--L. Siahaan