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BRITISH NORTH BORNEO

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the territory is 31,106 square miles, and the population as ascertained by the Census of 1911 is 208,183 as compared with 104,527 in 1901. The total included 355 Europeans, 167,586 natives of Borneo, 26,002 Chinese, 5,510 natives of the Netherlands East Indies, 5,503 natives of the Sulu Archipelago, and 246 Japanese. The Company's authorised capital is £2,000,000, but the amount issued so far is £1,845,109. A dividend of 5 per cent, was declared in 1913 and of 23 per cent. in 1914. The credit balance of the Revenue Account for the year ended December 31, 1914, was £133,563 against £119,603 in 1913. In May, 1888, a British Protectorate was established. The following officers have administered the Government of the Territory since its acquisition by the Company: 1881-1887, W. H. Treacher; 1887-1888, W. M. Crocker (acting); 1888-1891, C. V. Creagh, C.M.G.; 1891-1892. L. P. Beaufort (acting); 1892, C. V. Creagh, C.M.G; 1895, L. P. Beaufort; 1900, Hugh Clifford, c.M.G.; 1901, E. W. Birch, C.M.G.; 1905, E. P. Gueritz; 1911, F. R. Ellis, C.M.G.; 1912, J. Scott Mason; 1912-3, A. C. Pearson (acting); 1913, C. W. C. Parr; 1915, A. C. Pearson; and 1915 F. W. Fraser (Acting)

DIRECTORY

Governor and Commander-in-Chief--A. C. Pearson

Government Secretary-F. W. Fraser

AUDIT OFFICE

Auditor-C. P. van Kinschot

Asst. do.-S. G. Holmes

Chie! Clerk-T. S Leong

Postmaster, Kudat-Sialı Qui Boon

Do. Lahad Datu-H. S. R. Beckett Postmaster, Beaufort-C. W. Skinner

Tenan-W. A. Surfleex Tawao--H. M. Myddleton

Do.

Do.

Second do. -L. Francis

MAGISTRATE'S CRIMINAL AND CIVIL COURTS District Magistrate-C. C. Simpson Magistrate's Clerk and Interpreter-Coh

Buck Lim

BRITISH NORTH BORNEO COMPANY, Incor- porated by Royal Charter, 1st November,

1881

COURT OF DIRECTORS, LONDON Offices: 37, Threadneedle St., London, E.C. Rt. Hon. Sir J. West Ridgeway, G.C.B.,

G.C.M.G., K.C.S.I. (chairman) Edward Dent (vice-chairman) Vice-Admiral Sir B F. Clark, K.C.B. Hon. Mountstuart Elphinstone

G. Bramley-Martin

Sir Montague F. Ommanney, G.C.M.G.,

K.C.B., I.S.0.

Major-General Sir A. E. Turner, K.C.B. Secretary-Harington G. Forbes.

EXCISE

Acting Excise Commissioner-T. J. C.

White

Chief Clerk-Anthony Low

POSTAL DEPT

Postmaster-General-and Supdt. of Teleph.

R. Scott Atkinson, M.I.E.E. Postmaster, Jesselton-Chin Fok Kong

Do. Sandakan-A. M. Lourdesam

SANDAKAN

TREASURY DEPARTMENT

Financial Commissioner-J. McDowell

Asst.

Do.

-B. McEnroe Senior District Treasurer-L. Lovegrove Chief District Treasurer-T. W. Rose District Treasurer-N.Thompson(on leave)

Do.

-H. J. R. Beckett Cashier

-P. B. Funk

AUDIT DEPARTMENT Auditor-C. P. Vankinschot Assistant Auditor-S. G. Holmes

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Superintendent J. Cave-Bigley Foreman--J. A. Pinto

LAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT

SANDAKAN

Collector Land Revenue-W. W. Smith Chief Clerk-Martin V. Funk Second do. --A. H. Mohamed Process Server-Jambole

SURVEY DEPARTMENT Chief Surveyor-E. A. Pavitt Assistants-J. H. Irving and L. Fendall Demarcator-Haji Draman Draftsmen-Pangchong, V. Su On, Ng Hu Foong, Chee Tsin Fook, Hɔ Ah Voon Chief Clerk-Lee Sen Kee