BRITISH NORTH BORNEO-LABUAN.
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Principal Chinese Merchants.
Chok Ah Lok & Co., Kudat
Ngee Hong & cong
do.
Guan, Guan & Co.,
do.
Eng Guan & Co.,
do.
Leong & Co.,
do.
Lim Eng Keng & Co,
do.
Ah Ting & Co.,
do.
Ong Keat & Co.,
do.
Lee Pek Keng & Co.
do.
Hock Sing Bee & Co., Gaya
Lim Eng Keng & Co., Mempakol
Commercial Agents B. N. Borneo Co. Hongkong-Birley & Co.
Amoy-Russell & Co.
Shanghai-Alfred Dent & Co.
Singapore-A. L. Johnston & Co.
Labuan-Ching Hee & Co.
Brunei-Capt. Tummonggong Kim-Swee Calcutta-Gillanders, Arbuthnot & Co. Ceylon-W. D. Gibbon
Colombo-J. M. Robertson & Co.
Galle-Clark, Spence & Co.
Madras-Arbuthnot & Co.
LABUAN.
This the smallest British Colony in Asia was ceded to Great Britain by the 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 deg. 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 coast of Borneo, it has only partially fulfilled the expectations formed of it The pro. duce of Brunei finds à market in Labuan, but the volume of the trade is small. The value of the imports and exports during the last three years was as follows: 1882, mports, £127,314; exports, £133,385; 1883, imports, £77,415; exports, £81,939; 1884, imports, £84,869; exports, £85,740. 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 Governor appointed by the Crown, and a nominated Legislative Council. Since 1871 there has been no military garrison, but an armed police force is maintained instead. The 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 the island are in their hands. The European population, under twenty in number, consist
undertwenty mainly of Government officials. The revenue is chiefly derived from the farming out of licenses to sell tobacco, spirits, opium, and fish.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
DIRECTORY.
President--The Administrator Members-W. H. Treacher, A. S. Hamil- ton, Hadji Damit, L. B. von Donop
OFFICIAL RESIDENTS,
Administrator-P. Leys
Private Secretary-
Treasurer-Hon. A. S. Hamilton, Lt. R.N. Apothecary-Richard Wilson
Gaoler-Henry Holkar (absent)
Chief Constable-Christopher Boyd (abst)
BRITISH CONSULATE GENERAL. Borneo.
Consul General—P. Leys
SARAWAK CONSULATE.
Consul and Agent for Govt.-A. H. Everett
NON-OFFICIAL RESIDENTS.
Cowie Brothers, commission agents
W. C. Cowie
A. Cowie
sago
A. H. Everett, C. M. Z. S., Resident of 4th Div. Sarawak; owner of Tanjong Terras Estate
J. Sinith
THE MUARA COAL COMPANY. Mines in Brunei, 22 miles from Labuan. Agents-Cowie Bros.
Manager at Mines-W. C. Cowie Asst. Manager -A. Cowie Clerk-Laddy
Superintendents-Inchis Sappar, Jamerd
dici, Dolalı
Agent at Labuan-Wee Lim Guan
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