PADANG
Padang, the capital of the West Coast of Sumatra, is situated 100 deg. 20 min. E. longitude and 58 inin. S. latitude. The population, numbered 51,986 of whom 2,624 (1,313 males, 1,309 female) Europeans, 40,694 (23,084 male, 17,610 female) Natives, 7,212 (3,955 male, 3,259 female) Chinese, 1,456 (753 male, 703 female) other foreign Orientals according to Census, 7th of October, 1930. Padang has a splendid natual harbour, the "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-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
(Commercial Association)
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
Ve esseur, assist. manager
Drs.
BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS
C. H. Pownall
H. M. Haselen
J. J. de Flines
J. van Meerwyk
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