MALACCA
1319
who contended for their possession. Its population in 1927 was estimated at 188,828. There are
some 460 European residents in the Settlement, of whom at least three- quarters are planters.
The trade is largely with Singapore and the Federated Malay States, but rubber is shipped fortnightly by Japanese mail steamers to Europe. The cultivation of tapioca was formerly the principal industry, but rubber is now extensively planted, several large companies having taken over a number of small estates. The cultiva- tion of tapioca and gambier is declining rapidly in favour of coconuts and rubber, there being 200,000 acres under rubber and 48,133 acres growing coconuts, pineapple and other fruits. The total value of foreign imports and exports of Malacca (merchandise only) for the years 1928 and 1929 excluding local (Malayan) trade are given below in Straits Dollars (2/4) and Sterling :-
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1928 $ 4,722,700 £ 550,982 $22,880,923 £ 2,669,441
$27,603,623 £ 3,220,423
1929 $ 5,145,559 £ 600,315 $34,487,812 £ 4,023,578
$39,633,371 £ 4,623,893
BANKRUPTCY DEPARTMENT
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT OFFICES
Assist. Official Assignee-The A. P. of
C. for the time being Clerk-Tan Cheng Yam
CHINESE PROTECTORATE
Assist. Protector of Chin.-A. W. Hay Clerk and Interpr.-Chan Choon Guan
CORONER'S DEPARTMENT
Coroners-Harbour
Master, Chief
Police Officer, District Officer (Alro Gajah), District Officer (Jasin), The Magistrate, the District Judge and Lieut. J. H. Owen, D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N.R.
DISTRICT COURT (CIVIL)
District Judge-G. C. Dodd Assist. do. -A. C. Boyd
Chief Clerk-A. Thomazios
DISTRICT OFFICES
Alor Gajah
District Officer-W. N. Gourlay Cadet-L. R. F. Earl
Deputy Collector of Land Revenue-
D. L. Alcantara
Chief Clerk-Yeo Seng Watt
Second Clerk-V. A. Sta Maria Land Bailiff-Ali H. Puteh
Jasin
District Officer-A. Gilmour
Deputy Collector of Land Revenue-
F. M. Beins
Chief Clerk-R. de Rozario Second Clerk-E. de Rozario Land Bailiff-Tan Seng Ann
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Inspector of Schools-R. P. S. Walker,
B.A. (Oxon.)
Malay Assist. Inspr.-Raja Noordin Chief Clerk-Tan Yew Lim Second Clerk-P. J. Pi Hay
High School
Headmaster-L. W. Arnold European Masters-T. J. Thomas,
B.A., and K. W. Haworth, B.A.
Bandar Hilir English School
Headmistress-Mrs. C. M. Bruce
Tranguerah English School
Headmistress -Miss B. H. Buckley European Mistress-Mrs. Mary Davies
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT-Telephs. 98 and
64 (Signal Station)
Harbour Master-J. H. Owen
Import and Export Office
Registrar-J. H. Owen
LAND OFFICE
Collector of Land Revenue - B. S.
Walton
Assist. Collector of Land Revenue-
D. Thesaita
Settlement Officers-G. Beatty and C.
W. Sherrington