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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 1888 represented a trade of $1,787,873.51 as compared with $1,494,887, in 1887. The revenue in 1888 was $148,286, and the expenditure $195,511, but that of 1889 was expected to show a balance of $2,000 on the right side. Tobacco- planting promises to become a great and profitable industry. Several companies have been formed, and the tobacco already raised has secured a market in Amsterdam. The price of land has doubled in consequence.

The territory of British North Borneo was acquired from the Sultans of Brunei 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. The area of the territory is 31,106 square miles, and the population in 1889 was estimated at 150,000. In May, 1888, a British Protectorate was established.

DIRECTORY

BRITISH NORTH BORNEO COMPANY

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1st 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

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-15, Leadenhall Street, London, E.C.

Governor and Commander-in-chief-HON. CHARLES VANDELEUR CREAGH

GOVERNOR'S OFFICE

Government Secretary-L. P. Beaufort Departmental Assistant-D. Cator Chief Clerk-C. Holloway Clerk-B. F. Medina

Malay Writer and Interpreter-Md. Yacob

EAST COAST DISTRICT SANDAKAN

Judicial

Chief Justice-The Governor

Judge of Chief Court and Judicial Comr.

-Leicester P. Beaufort, M.A., B.C.L. Judge of District and Sessions Court-

W. B. Pryer (absent) Registrar P. F. J. Marcus Protectorate

Protector of Coolies, etc.-W. B. Pryer (abt.)

Acting do. Assistant do.

-Capt. R. D. Beeston -J. J. Summerfield Treasury

Treasurer and Auditor General-A. Cook

do. --J. W. Wilson (abt.)

Assistant

Do.-W. H. Penney

Cashier-E. Rozells

Clerks-M. Ponsonby, Kang Chin Malay Interpreter A. F. C. Moore

Land and Survey Department Commissioner of Lands-H. Walker (abt.) Acting do. -N. J. Tone Chief Surveyor-H. B. Talbot Surveyors-W. H. Dunnage, Col. Fariola

de Rozzoli, E. A. Pavit

Assistant Surveyor-H. M. J. Marcus Clerk and Accountant-E. N. M. Ashness Draughtsman-Pong Chu On

Magistracy

Resident Magistrate-Capt. R. D. Beeston Assistant do. -E. H. Barrant Magistrate-A. Cook

Do. Do.

-J. W. Wilson (absent) -D. Cator

Clerk-P. F. J. Marcus

Chinese Interpreter-Goh Tek Seng

Public Works Department

Superintendent J. Robertson Assistant do. G. E. Thompson Overseer-Chong Ha