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centuries before. Tigers in the early days of Portuguese occupation were so plentiful that the want of inhabitants was seriously attributed to this cause. As with the birds and insects, so with the reptiles. The snakes, lizards, and crocodiles are, as a rule, those of the peninsula generally, the birds alone presenting a rather larger variety than those of other districts. Nor does the vegetation present any exclusive features, being that of the surrounding states. The coast line is poor in shells, and the absence of limestone accounts for the few species of land shells found within the district.

Beyond its interest to the sportsinan or naturalist, Malaccca possesses no attrac- tions 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 92,170 as compared with 93,579 in 1881, showing a decrease of 1,409. The population of the town s 16,503. A sum of $5,000 was provided in 1901 by the Government for a detailed sur- vey of the Malacca-Tampin Railway. The revenue for 1900 amounted to 406,366 and the expenditure to $423,725. The value of the imports in 1899 was $1,914,068 ; 1900, 82,322,086—an increase of $407.968. The value of the exports in 1899 was $2,404,145 ; 1900, 82,787,128. A total increase of $382,983.

DIRECTORY

(For Government Departments see under G.)

ANGLO-CHINESE DISPENSARY, 168, Heeren

Street

F. U. de Souza, manager

F. F. Nunis, dispenser Lu Chim Geng, cashier

CHINESE MALACCA CLUB, Tranquerah President-Ohg Chuan Guan Hon. Secretary-Yeo Swee Chok Hon. Treasurer-Lee Keng Hee Hon. Auditor-Beng Kong Seng

CHURCH OF "SACRED HEART," Tranquerah President ---Rev. J. C. Bernandino Secretary-M. P. do Rozario Treasurer-Rev. J. C. Bernandino

CONVENT

Rev. Mother Sister Helene Seven Sisters

FRENCH ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION

Rt. Rev. Dr. E. Fée, Bishop of Malacca

(Singapore)

Rev. H. Rivet

GOVERNMENT OFFICES

RESIDENT COUNCILLOR'S OFFICE

Residt. Councillor-Hon. J. K. Birch

Acting do. -E. M. Merewether Chief Clerk-A. A. Rodrigues Second Clerk-L. M. Thexeira Third Clerk-Soh Cheng Bun

CORONER'S DEPARTMENT

Coroners-Superintendent of Police, Colonial Surgeon, District Officer North, District Officer South and the Magistrate Interpreter-Siau Ban Lee

COURT OF REQUESTS

Commissioner-C. G. Garrard Chief Clerk-P. Aya Dorai Malay Interpreter-H. A. Ismail Chinese do. --Go Lye Quee Tamil do. -P. Aya Dorai

DISTRICT OFFICE, ALOR GAJAJ

District Officer-H. Marriott Chief Clerk-E. Sta. Maria Second do. Boon Kok Chye

Third Clerk-J. Dorai

Forest Ranger—C. C. Currier

Chinese Interpreter-Siow Kye Swi Malay Writer

Arshad

DISTRICT OFFICE, Jasin

Abdolraman bin

District Officer-R. Scott

Act. District Officer -S. Codrington Chief Clerk—A. G. Theseira

Second Clerk-D. Theseira

Third do F. de Witt

Chinese Interpreter-TanChoon Hin Forest Ranger-A. Miller Asst.

do. -A. Klaassen Tracer R. Hendricks

ECCLESIASTICAL DEPARTMENT

Col. Chaplain-

Churchwarden (Chaplain's)—

Do. (People's)-J. Howell Vestry Clerk-F. Leipenstein Organist-M. L. Phillips

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Sub-Inspector of Schools-A. E.

Pringle

Principal, Malay Training College--

S. Codrington

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