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that the want of inhabitants was seriously attributed to this cause. As with the birds and insects, so with the reptiles. The snakes, lizards, and crocodiles are, as a rule, those of the peninsula generally, the birds alone presenting a rather larger variety than those of other districts. Nor does the vegetation present any exclusive features, being that of the surrounding States. The coast line is poor in shells, and the absence of limestone accounts for the few species of land shells found within the district.
Beyond its interest to the sportsman or naturalist, Malacca possesses no attrac- tions except to those who like to visit scencs famous in the annals of discovery for the bloody fights they have witnessed between the natives and the European nations- who contended for their possession. Its population in 1931 was estimated at 186,711.. 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 steaners 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 for the year 1934 were $2,942,450 & $17,573,950 respectively.
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT OFFICES
RESIDENT COUNCILLOR'S OFFICE
Resident Councillor-G. W. Bryant Office Assistant-V. E. Dias Chief Clerk-Goh Kay Swee
BANKRUPTCY DEPARTMENT
Assist. Official Assignee-The A. P. of
C. for the time being Clerk-Woo Poh Meng
CHINESE PROTECTORATE
Assist. Protr. of Chin.-G. W. Webb Clerk and Interpr.-Chan Choon Guan
CORONER'S DEPARTMENT
Coroners-Harbour Master, Magistrate, District Officer (Alor Gajah), District Officer (Jasin), the District Judge and the Collector of Land Revenue
DEPARTMENT OF EXCISE
Supt. of Excise-F. Stanley Senior Supervisor-E. V. Rodrigues Assist. Supervisors-K.
Thambiah
and Jasmy b H. Ab Hamid Chief Clerk-Chan Teong Hock
DISTRICT COURT (CIVIL)
District Judge-A. Williams Chief Clerk-A. Thomazios
DISTRICT OFFICES
Alor Gajah
District Officer-M. C. ff. Sheppard Assist. Collector of Land Revenue-
Yeo Seng Whatt, J.M. Chief Clerk-R. de Rozario Second Clerk-Lim Keng Jo Land Bailiff-Ali H. Puteh
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Inspector of Schools-M. R. Holgate,
M.A. (N.Z.)
Malay Assist. Inspr.-Abdul Jalil bin.
Haji Othman
Chinese Assist. Inspr.-Huang Yang
Ying
Chief Clerk-R. R. Spykerman Second Clerk-C. P. Retty High School
Headmaster-L. A. S. Jermyn, B. A.
(Oxon)
European Masters-R. W. Watson-
Hyatt, B.A. (Hon.) (London) and R... F. Bomford, B.A. (Oxon)
Bandar Hilir English School
Headmistress - Mrs. W. Richards-
(acting)
Tranquerali English School
Headmaster-P. W. Tambyah
Principal, Malay Women's Training
Centre Miss N. Purdom
Headmaster, Trade School—B. V. F.
Richards