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THE NEGRI SEMBILAN-MALACCA

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on the 13th July, 1889, they were confederated as one Residency. They are governed by the native chiefs or penghulus, assisted by the British Resident and Magistrates under him. The chief industry is tin mining, in which a good number of Chinese and some few Europeans are now engaged. The revenue in 1891 was $96,689, and the expenditure $147,940. The entire population of the five states in 1891 was 41,617, of whom about 6,000 are Chinese.

BRITISH RESIDENCY

DIRECTORY

Resident-Hon. Martin Lister Malay Judge-Tengku Muda Chik Chief Clerk-E. J. A. van Geyzel Second do. -—C. C. do. Rozario Court Clerk-W. A. E. Jirasinghe Land Officer-Dato Laksamana Manat Collector and Magistrate, Tampin-A. Hale Assistant Magistrate, do. -Tengku Ngah Clerk, Tampin-C. W. Clarke

Superintendent P.W.D.-L. J. Cazalas Chief Overseer-H. Pierce Overseer A. Danker

Computer and Plotter-M. Guruswami Assistant and Plotter-G. Everett Apothecary-J. E. van Dort Chief Dresser-R. van Geyzel

Government Agent-F. de Souza, Resident

Councillor's office, Malacca

Postal Clerk-G. Sta. Maria Customs Clerk-J. de Souza

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 commercially since the establishment of Penang and Singapore as to merit but brief notice in this compilation. It is now seldom visited by foreigners 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 annals of discovery for the bloody fights they have witnessed between the natives and the European nations who contended for their possession. Its population in 1891 amounted to 88,242 as compared with 93,579 in 1881, showing a decrease of 4,337. The population of the town of Malacca is 16,557. The value of the trade in 1891 was $3,100,000 against $4,400,000

in 1890.

DIRECTORY

For Government Departments see under G |

BRADDEL BROS. & MATTHEWS, Advocates

and Solicitors, 3, Church Street

T. de M. L. Braddell (Singapore) R. W. G. L. Braddell

J. B. Matthews (Singapore)

M. P. d'Rozario

G. S. P. Pillay

Chua Cheng Wee

CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA

LONDON AND CHINA

W. E. Smith, manager

Seow Teang Guan, head shroff L. van Bering, clerk

CONVENT

Rev. Mother St. Marcienne Six Sisters

DE WIND, A. A., J.P., Landowner

DISPENSARY, THE, 169, Heeren Street

F. U. de Souza, proprietor and manager

F. F. Nunis, cashier

V. Mouriçio

FRENCH ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION

Rt. Rev. Dr. E. Gasnier, Bishop of

Malacca (Singapore)

Rev. J. Damais