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BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.

in dried and suited fish are encouraging. A trade with Australia has already commenced. Amongst the zoological productions of North Borneo are to be noted elephants, rhinoceros, deer of three kinds, buffalo (Bos Ghaur as well as Bos Banleng probably), pigs, bears, &c. There are pythons of 20 feet and upwards in length, but other snakes, particularly poisonous varieties, are very rare.

Of game birds there are a few, Argus, Fire back, and Bulwer pheasants, three sorts of partridges, many pigeons and doves, snipe and quail.

Sandakan has a magnificent harbour and is the chief place of trade. The imports include cloth, rice, hardware, manufactured goods of all kinds, opium, Chinese tobacco, Chinese coarse crockery, matches, biscuits (a great many biscuits are consumed by the numerous produce collecting parties up country), oil, sugar, &c. The chief exports from Sabah are rattans, gutta-percha, india-rubber, birdsnests, seed pearls, trepang, sharksfins, camphor, tortoiseshell, dried cuttle fish, beeswax, and other natural products. These are brought in from the numerous rivers, the neighbouring Sulu Archipelago, &c. The imports and exports for 1887 represented a trade of $1,494,897 as compared with $1,373,839 in 1886. The revenue in 1887 was $142,687 as compared with $127,731 in 1886, these figures being exclusive of the sums realised by land sales.

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The territory of British North Borneo was acquired from the Sultans of Brune and Sulu by cession for a small annual payment in 1879-80, and the British North Borneo Company was incorporated by Royal Charter on the 1st November, 1881. In November, 1888, a British Protectorate was established.

DIRECTORY.

BRITISH NORTH BORNEO COM.

PANY.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 7th November, 1881.

COURT OF Directors, London. Sir Rutherford Alcock, K.C.B., chairman Admiral A. C. Mayne, C.B., vice-chairman John Cunliffe

Sir Alfred Dent, K.C.M.G. Edward Dent

John D. Dewhurst

Rt. Hon. Lord Elphinstone,

Hon. Sir Henry Keppel, G.C.B. Richard B. Martin, M.P. Philip A. Myburgh, Q.C. Manager-W. M. Crocker Secretary-Benjamin T. Kindersley Offices-London, E.C. 15, Leadenhall St. Governor and Commander-in-chief-

Hon. Charles Vandeleur Creagh

Goverment Secretary-L. B. von Donop Departmental Assistant-E. F. Skertcbly

-E. C. Trotter

do.

Clerk-R. L. Finck

Malay Writer and Interpreter-Inchi

Yusoff

EAST COAST DISTRICT. SANDAKAN.

Protectorate.

Protector of Coolies, &c.-W. B. Pryer

Treasury.

Treasurer and Auditor General-A. Cook Assistant Treasurer and Auditor—J. W.

Wilson

Cashier-C. A. da Silva Clerk-Tan Swee Hymn

Malay Writer and Interpreter-Sheik

Ahmet

District and Sessions Court.

Judge-L. B. von Donop

do.-W. B. Pryer

Registrar-P. F. J. Marcus

Land and Survey Dept.

Commissioner of Lands-H. Walker Assist. Surveyors-J. Robertson (on leave), S. H. Harris, McM. Challinor, . Fenwick, A. C. V. Mudeliar, H. M. J. Marcus, Mohamed Junid Clerk and Accountant-E. N. M. Ashness Draughtsman-Pong Chu On

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