MALACCA.
The settlement of Malacca excites more interest from a historical point of view than either of its sister towns, but has so completely fallen to the rear since the establishment of Penang and Singapore as to merit but brief notice in this compilation. It is now seldom v.sited by for igners except for purposes of relaxation. Originally settled by the Portuguese in 1511, it retained its importance as the one foreign entrepôt in the East until the founding of Penang, when its fortunes as a port rapidly declined. The settlement, however, has made considerable progress in agriculture since the formation of new roads. At the present moment it is the least European of all British Settlements in the East, though the facts that it has given its name to the Peninsula and that it was the cradle of Anglo-Chinese study attest its former importance. Its area is embraced by boundaries some 42 miles in length, with a breadth of from 8 to 25 miles. It is governed by a Resident Councillor in subordination to Singapore.
Its one point of interest is its location as a natural history centre, the majority of its casual visitors being attracted thither for sport or science. Beyond this it possesses no attractions except to those who like to visit scenes famous in the anuals of discovery for the bloody fights they have witnessed between the natives and the European nations who contended for their possession. Its population in 1881 amounted to 93,579 individuals, of whom 52,059 were males and 41,250 females, an increase since 1871 of 15,823. Of these 40 were Europeans, 2,213 Eurasians, 19,741 Chinese, 67,488 Malays, and the remainder various Eastern races.
Colonial Government.
DIRECTORY.
RESIDENT COUNCILLOR'S OFFICE.
Resident Councillor-Hon. D. F. A. Hervey
Chief Clerk-F. de Souza
Second Clerk-A, G. Theseira
Third Clerk-E. G. Lazareo
Office keeper-Manjud Malay writer-Mohamet Jafar
TREASURY AND STAMP OFFICE Officer in charge-S. Leslie Thornton Actiny do. -C. Logan Chief Clerk-J. E. Branson 2nd do. E. Sta. Maio
Clerk and Shrof-Chan Cheng Siew
MARINE DEPARTMENT.
Harbour Master-H. J. Harmer Chief Clerk-Chan Te Hin Second do. -J. F. de Souza
Boarding officer-B. M. Nunis Signal Sergeant-F. do Rozario
Cape Rachado and Screw Pile Light-house. Senior Light keeper-
2nd
3rd
do.
-A. A. de Souza
do. -A. J. Monteiro Pulan Undan Light-house.
Senior Light keeper-H. Gomes
Light keeper-C. J. Boothe
SUPREME COURT. Registry.
Registrar-S. Leslie Thornton Acting do.-C. Logan Chief Clerk-N. J. Rozells Second Clerk-F. C. Klyne
Tamil Interpreter-Peter Ayadorai Malay Interpreter-E. Neubronner Chinese Interpreter-Mei Foi Chong
Molay Writer-Sheik Amat bin Sheik
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