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LABUAN.

This the smallest British Colony in Asia was ceded to Great Britain by Sultan of Brunei in 1846, and taken possession of in 1848. It is situated on the north-west coast of Borneo in latitude 5 deg. 16 min. N., and longitude 115 dej 15 min. E. It has an area of 30 square miles, and is about six miles from the Borneo coast. Although Labuan possesses a fine port, has extensive coal deposits, and by situation seemed likely to become a depôt for the trade of the north const of Borneo, it has only partially fulfilled the expectations formed of it The pro duce of Brunei finds a market in Labuan, but the volume of the trade is small. The value of the imports and exports during the last ten years was e follows:-1874, imports, £89,978; exports, £99,104; 1875, imports, £119,82; exports, £114,332; 1876, imports, £126,594; exports, £112,996; 1877, import, £149,121; exports, £145,255; 1878, imports, £157,522; exports, £156,616; 1877, imports, £149,530; exports, £168,253; 1880, imports, £167,364; exports, 164,870; 1881, imports, £182,118; exports, £194,904; 1882, imports, £127,314; exjorte, £133,385; 1883, imports, £77,415; exports, £81,939. There are three manufactories on the island, where the raw material is converted into flour, for export chiefly to Singapore. The Government is administered by a Govenor appointed by the Crown, and a nominated Legislative Council. Since 1871 there las been no military garrison, but an armed police force is maintained instead, Tig population is slightly under 6,000, of whom the bulk are Malays, The Chinese, who number over a thousand, are the chief traders, and most of the industries of 194 island are in their hands. The European population, under twenty in number, consis mainly of Government officials. The revenue is chiefly derived from the farming out of licenses to sell tobacco, spirits, opium, and fish.

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DIRECTORY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

President--The Administrator

Members-W. H. Treacher, A. S. Hamil-

ton, Hon. A. K. Leys

OFFICIAL RESIDENTS.

Administrator-P. Leys (absent)

Acting Administrator W. H. Treacher Private Secretary—A, K. Leys

Treasurer-Hon. A. S. Hamilton, Lieut.

B.N.

Apothecary-Richard Wilson Gaoler-Henry Holkar

Chief Constable-Christopher Boyd

BRITISH CONSULATE GENERAL. Borneo,

Consul General-P. Leys (absent) Acting do. -W. H. Treacher

NON-OFFICIAL Resident).

Cowie Brothers, commission agents

W. C. Cowie

A. Cowie

A. H. Everett

R. Armstrong

THE MUARA COAL COMPANT, Mines in Brunei, 22 miles from Labuan, Agents-Cowie Bros.

Manager at Mines-W. C, Cowie Accountant-E. Rose

Asst. Manager-J. L. Gray Clerk-Laddy

Superintendents-Inchie Sappar, Jament.

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