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PENANG.

The settlement of Penang is governed by a Resident Councillor, but is in effect an appanage of Singapore, a resident merchant representing it in the Singapore Council. An important department of its trade lies in the business transacted with the Dutch settlements in Sumatr and much excitement was caused during the Acheen war, by what its merchants deemed the undue restrictions placed on their trade by the Dutch authorities. Penang will always remain of certain importance, although it is not likely to again assume the position in the commercial world it formerly held. It is much looked to as an emigration centre for the labour required by the Dutch planters at Acheen and elsewhere. It is a convenient coaling and man-of-war station, and is of yet greater necessity as the virtual seat of government as regards Province Wellesley, which when the Peninsula is placed under British protection, as it must, sooner or later, be, will be an important centre of British influence. George Town is built on a plain, at the back of which rises the hill which, as Penangites declare, renders life on the island endurable. The shops, chiefly kept by Babas, or native-born Chinese, are fairly well supplied with necessaries. The census of 1881 gave 190,597 as the population, in which return, however, were included the population of Province Wellesley and the Dindings. The population is thus divided:-Europeans, 674; Armenians, 32; Jews, 32; Eurasians, 1,597; Chinese, 67,502; Arabs, 574; Tamils, 25,094; Malays, 84,724; and the rest of various races.

Colonial Government.

DIRECTORY.

RESIDENT COUNCILLOR'S OFFICE. Resident Councillor-C. J. Irving, C.M.G. Chief Clerk-W. Dragon, res., Leith St. Second do. V. Gottlieb

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Third do. J. Reuters Fourth do. -W. McK. Young Fifth do. -J. Gawthorne Malay Writer-Mohamed Hashim

SUPREME COURT. Judge-T. L. Wood, res. Farquhar St. Clerk-R. D. W. Hall Registrar-J. A. Harwood Deputy Registrar-J. W. Norton Kyshe Senior Clerk-Conolly Stewart

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3rd

4th

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do. Jno. Joseph Jambu do.-B. C. Doral do. Wm. A. Seaton Acting 5th do. D. O. Sally Tamil Interpreter-Job Henry Lincoln 1st Malay Intptr.-Wiam Balbetchet 2nd do. --Charles Nelligan Acting Chinese Interp.--Lim Kok Cheng Sherit J. R. D. Rodyk Bailiff-S. A M. Reutens

COURT OF REQUESTS. Senior Commissioner-C. W. S. Kynnersley Second do. -H. A. O'Brien

Chief Clerk-J. Gawthorne Second do.

Third do. R. R. Robless Tamil Interpreter-Mahd. Hashim Chinese do. -Leh Ah Shwee Bailiff-R. P. Jeremiah

Under Bailiffs-Meah Khan, Cassim Sah Process Servers-Kader Puckir, Abdul

Kader

POLICE COURT.

First Magistrate-C. W. Sneyd Kyn-

nersley, residence, Northam Road Second do. -H. A. O'Brien, residence,

Northam Road

Chief Clerk-S Leicester

Second do.-E. J. W. Branson

Third do.-A. C. Thomas

Fourth do.-A. Divinada Pillay Fifth do.-A. G. Jambu

Sixth do.-S. S. Aeria Seventh do.--Kader Ismail First Usher-J. Watkins Second do.-G. J. Bailey Malay Interpreter-B. P. Pereira Acting 2nd do. -M. Lebby Tamby Tamil Interpreters Soondrum Billay, Ka-

ther Mydin

Chinese Interpreters-Chan Lye Seng,

Goon Fook Weng

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