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cultivators of gambier and pepper, and are spread over about this range of country in the extreme southern end of the peninsula, nearest to Singapore.

European pioneers have, in the last few years, made some experiments in planting, on a large scale, sago, tobacco, coffee, tea, and cocoa. These have been grown in five different districts-Batu Pahat, Pulau Kokob, Panti, Johore Bharu, and Pengerang ; but it is uncertain how many of them can be considered established industries.

At the present time the principal exports of Johore are the carefully cultivated gambier, pepper, and sago, and the natural products of timber, rattans, and damar. For almost all such produce Singapore is the port of shipment.

The only mineral in which the country is really rich is iron. It is nowhere worked but is found almost everywhere. Deposits of tin are known in several places and gold in one or two spots. A little tin is worked at Seluang, but no considerable mining is actually carried on, unless the islands of the Carimons be included. Though now politically separated from Johore these islands are geologically part of it, and were formerly a dependency of the kingdom.

Coaches and steam-launches run daily to Singapore, whence letters and passengers find easy access to all other ports. A telegraph line has been erected between Johore Bharu and Singapore, and a railway has been proposed, and will probably be constructed across the latter island before a very long period ha; clapsed.

DIRECTORY

Sovereign Ruler --His Highness IBRAHIM, Sultan of the State and Territory of

Johore, K.C.M.G., Sovereign of the Most Esteemed Darjah Krabat (Family Order) and the Most Honourable Darjah Mahakota Johore (Order of the Crown of Johore) Private Secretaries --Inchi H. M. Kassim, 8.M.J., J. Campbell Ker Aide-de-Camp-Captain Daud

COUNCIL OF STATE

Unku Mohamed Khalid, Þ.K., S.P.M.J. Unku Suleiman, D.K., D.P.M.J. Unku Othman, P.K.

Dato Mentri Jatlar bin Hadji Mohamed,

D.K., S.P.M.-J., C.M.G.

Dato Bintara Dalam Ibrahim bin Hadji

Abdullah Moonshee, S.P.M..J.

Dato Bintara Luar Mohamed Salleh bin

Prang, S.P.M.J.

Dato Mufti Syed Salim Al-Attas, S.P.M.J. Dato Sri Stia Raja Abdullah b. Tahir, S.P.M.J. į Dato Yahya bin Awal, S.P.M.J. Dato Yahya bin Shaaban, D.P.M.J.

SECRETARIAT

The Dato Muntri, The Dato Bintara Dalam,

The Dato Sri Amar d'Rajah Auditor-Hadji M. Hassan, S.M.J. Chief Clerk-Inchi Awang bin Alli Clerk-Inchi Abdul Mannan b. Mahbob English Translator-H. G. Yzelman

ECCLESIASTICAL AND EDUCATION DEPT. President-Unku M. Khalid Secretary-Inchi M. Khalid b. Abdullah

Schools

Johore Bahru-Malay

Head Master-Inchi Jusoh bin Omar

Johore Bahru-Religious

Master-Haji Yacob

Johore Bahru-English

Head Master-W. N. Gawler

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Dato Kadhi, Hadji Abdul Rahman, S.P.M.J. Dato Andak, D.P.M.J.

Dato Sri Amar d'Raja, Abdul Rahman b.

Andak, S.P.M.J., C.M.G.

Dato Penggawa Timor, Jaafar bin Nong

Yahya, D.P.M.J.

Dato Penggawa Barat, Alxlul-Samad bin

Ibrahim, D.P.M.J.

Clerks of Council and Registrars of the Dewan Court Inchi Abdul Mannan bin Mahbob, Inchi Abubakar, bin Hussein

Johore Bahru-Chinese School Teacher-Tan Nguan Ngee

Girls' School

Mistress (vacant)

Tanjong Surat

Teacher-Wan Housain

Tanjong Surat-Religious

Master-Hadji Mohamed Fahir

Bandar Maharanee Teacher-Inchi Mohamed B. H. Shako

Bandar Maharanee-Religious Master-Hadji Mahomed Hassan

Paret Rajah

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Teacher-Inchi M. Abbas Abdul Ghani

Kampong Tengah

Teacher-Inchi Mohamed Seh bin Pasang

Parit Jawa

Teacher-Ahmad bin Hadji Md. Tail

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