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BRUNEI

The natives are expert fishermen and the coast waters abound in excellent_fish, which- with rice- form the staple diet of the poeple. The principal imports are Piece goods, tobacco, kerosene, and sugar. The main exports are cutch, sago, and jungle produce of various kinds. The imports at Brunei Town amounted to the declared value of $70,000 in 1909 and of $82,000 in 1910. The exports from Brunei Town for the same years reached a value of $237,000 and 8246,000. The figures for the other districts are not available,

That oil in payable quantities is to be found in Brunei can no longer be doubted. Bores are being sunk at Jenidong and in the Belait District, with every hope of ultimate success. Prospecting leases are granted on exceptionally easy ternis.

The lack of communications prevents the rapid expansion which the richness of the country deserves. River tratlic is all that is at present possible. The Norddeutscher Lloyd steamers, which call at Labuan every other week, have a monopoly of the North Borneo trade with Singapore,

Revenue and expenditure have now been brought to balance each other, and a satisfactory condition of the State's finances will shortly be obtained.

DIRECTORY

Sultan-His Highness Mohamed Jamalulalam

Ministers of State --H. H. Pangeran Bandahara, H. H. Pangeran Pemancha

BRITISH RESIDENT'S OFFICE

British Resident-M. S. H. McArthur

Act. Do.

-H. Chevallier

Act. Asst. do. -E. A. Dickson

Clerk

-H. A. Gunn

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

Dresser-Leong Ah Ng

TREASURY DEPARTMENT

Treasurer-The Acting Asst. Resident Finance Clerk-H. A. Gunn

POSTAL DEPARTMENT

Postal Clerk-Leong Ah Ng

LAND DEPARTMENT

Demarcator-Awang bin Haji Hanafi

L'o. -Abutaman bin Endra Muda

COURTS

Judge--H. Chevallier

Magistrate E. A. Dickson

CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT, BRUNEI Customs Clerk-Lim Kim Seng

POLICE FORCE (S. S. Police)

Inspector in charge (Brunei and Labuan) residing at Labuan-H. G. Crummey Corporal Dewa Singh (in charge at

Brunei)

PUBLIC WORKS

Supdt. residing at Labuan E. Roberts,

M.L.MECH.E.

Mandor-Pengeran Kassim

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