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JOHORE

1890 as far as Parit Jawa, a distance of eight miles. This railway is being extended for a further distance of 28 miles. It made a profit of $12,336 in 1910 and $4,026 in 1911. The population of the State at the Census in 1911 was ascertained to be 180,412, of whom 161 were British. 71,315 Malays, 63,405 Chinese, 30,904 Javanese, and 5,659 Indians. The Chinese are chiefly found as cultivators of gambier and pepper, and are spread over the range of country in the extreme southern end of the peninsula, nearest to Singapore. European pioneers have, in the last few years, taken up large areas for planting, chiefly rubber and coconuts. Gambier, pepper and tapioca cultivation is on the decline. The area under rubber at the end of 1911 was 75,205 acres, and the export of rubber in that year amounted to 1,244,500 lbs, against 613,600 lbs. in 1910. The total area leased for rubber is 281,500 acres, and a remarkable feature of the rubber industry in this State is the large amount of land taken up by Japanese, over 100,000 acres,

At the present time the principal exports of Johore are the carefully cultivated rubber, copra, ganbier, 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.

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) First Class Osmanich Order." Born 17th Sept. 1873; Proclaimed 7th Sept. 1895, Private Secretary---H. Md. Said

Aide de Camp—À Military Officer

Extra

do. A Volunteer Officer

COUNCIL OF STATE

The Dato Mentri Besar, D.K., S.P.M.J., C M.G., president

The Dato Mohamed B. Mahbob, S.P.M.J., vice-president

SECRETARIAT

The Dato Mentri Besar

State Secretary- Dato Mohamed Auditor-Dato Md. Hassan English Translator- Ungku A. Hamid

ECCLESIASTICAL AND EDUCATION DEPT. President- Unku Sulieman

Secretary Hadji Ismail bin H. Sulieman

Schools

Johore Bahru-Malay

Head Master—Malinood bin Awang

Johore Bahru– English

Head Master-J. A. Roberts Asst. do. -J. Zaralpragasam

GAOL DEPARTMENT

Governor- S. Abdul Goffor

do. -inchi Mohamed Noor. bin Kassim (acting)

1st Gaoler-Inchi Mohamed Noor bin Ab-

dullah

2nd Gaoler-Inchè Ibrahim bin H. Samad

Asst. Gaoler-Inchi Lam bin Isa

do. · do.

1st Clerk

2nd do.

-Raja Kassim bin Ali --Inchi Adris bin Osma Inchi Awang bin Inahmoed

Ahmad ben Srike Inchi Awang bin Konet

1st Sergeant 2nd do.

Haji bin Sallih 3rg do. -Sheikh Abdul Rahman Corporal-Inchi Kassim bin Tanjak

GOVERNMENT Printing Offi: E Superintendent-Haji Ismailbin Sulieman

ISTANA (Johore Bahru)

In charge Inchi Mohamed Arif bin

Yahya, S.M...

MARINE DEPARTMENT Inspector Engineer -R. Eve

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

Health & Principal Med. Officer Dr. - J. P

A. Wilson, F.R.C.S.E, D.PH., D.P.M.G. District Surgeon, Muar - Dr. Andrew

Grant, M.B., D.Pn, (Edin.)

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