PADANG
1437
"Emmahaven," with up-to-date wharfage facilities. The place is an important market for Import and Export articles. The produce of the West Coast, such as coffee, copra, cassia-vera, rattan, gum damar, rubber, hides, nutmegs, mace, cloves, etc., are shipped to the different ports of the world. The beautiful highlands, with the centre Fort de Kock, offer plenty of opportunities for walking and motoring trips amidst most gorgeous scenery. Padang is one of the healthiest places on the Coast, land and sea breezes contributing materially to lower the temperature. Owing to the absence of monsoons no division of the year into a dry and a wet season can be made, the rainfall being equally divided over the whole year.
DIRECTORY
MUNICIPALITY
Mayor-Dr. W. M. Ouwerkerk
Secretary-B. J. Krol
Assist. Secretary-Dr. S. Blankstein
Treasurer-J. M. van der Wal
Director of Public Works-J. F. Kipperman
(civil engineer)
KAMER VAN
KOOPHANDEL EN
NYVERHEID
Chamber of Commerce and Industries) Chairman-W. P. Veth
Depy. do.-M. Passer
Members-B. Koetsier, F. H. J. Engelman,
G. A. van Zonneveld
Secretary-M. H. Bruyn
HANDELSVEREENIGING
Chairman-K. P. Schuitmaker
Members of the Board-L. Vernède, J. D.
de Visser Smits
Secretary-M, H. Bruyn
BANKING
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUS. & CHINA
Javasche Bank, agents
JAVASCHE BANK
P. Bakker, manager
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY
D. L. van Goor, manager
NEDERLANDSCH-INDISCHE ESCOMPTO MIJ.
B. Koetsier, manager
Vesseur, assist. manager
MERCHANTS, ETC.
BORNEO-SUMATRA HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPY,,
Importers and Exporters
J. H. Naafs, jr., manager
A. V. van Loon, manager (export) Agency
Vereeniging van Assuradeuren,
Amsterdam
E. Dunlop & Co.
J. Brummer, manager
HAACKE & CO., Exporters
H. C. Haacke, partner C. Haacke,
Agencies
do.
British-India Steam Nav. Co., Ld. Asiatic Steam Navigation Co., Ld. Osaka Shosen Kaisha
Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
Mercantile Bank of India, Ld. Javasche Brand-Assurantie Mij.
The Tokio Marine & Fire Ins. Co., Ld..
HANDELSMAATSCHAPPY GUENTZEL & SCHU-
MACHER, Importers and Exporters
A. Lammerse, manager
Agencies
Deutsch-Australische Dampfschiffahrt
Gesellschaft
Kerr Line
United States Rubber Export Co., Ld. Cultuur My."Korintji" (Pinang-Awan
Estate)
Cultuur Mij. "Padang " (Anei Doekoe
Estate)
Straits & Sunda Syndikat (Halaban
Estate)
Drs.
BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS
J. J. de Flines J. van Meerwyk
C. H. Pownall
H. M. Haselen
Lloyd's Combination: Javasche Lloyd,. Indische Lloyd and Chineesche- Lloyd
Zee-& Brand Assurantie My. "De
Oosterling
""
Palatine Insurance Co., Ld.
HOPPENSTEDT, G., Importers
F. van Beever, manager