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again resumed direct control, and Labuan was incorporated with the Straits Settlements on January, 1907. The population in 1914 was 6,746, of whom 4,603 were Malays. The Chinese, who number about 1,800, are the chief traders, and most of the industries of the island are in their hands. The Europeans (34) include Government officials, the staff of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, and traders. The Labuan Coalfields Company, Limited, are lessees of the coal mines in the island, but ceased operations in March, 1911. The export in 1910 was over 92,000 tons. revenue is chiefly derived from the farming out of licences to sell tobacco, spirits, and fish. It amounted in 1914 to $69,014, as compared with $76,611 for 1913, the expenditure in the respective years being $96,133 and $164,368. The value of imports and exports was as follows:-

Imports Exports

1913 $1,264,405 1,166,903

1914

1,059,563

959,963

The

RESIDENT'S OFFICE

Resident -G. E. Cator

Chief Clerk-K. P. Menon

TREASURY DEPARTMENT

Treasurer-G. E. Cator

Chief Clerk-Gwee Jim Swee

POST OFFICE

Postmaster-G. E. Cator Asst. Postmaster--A. L. Mowe

HARBOUR OFFICE

DIRECTORY

Harbourmaster and Pilot--Capt. J. K.

Webster

Boarding Officer and Clerk-A. Razak,

Bin Laut

Import and Export Clerk-Ahmat-bin-

usoff

Papan Island Lightkeeper-J. Miles Kinaman Island Lightkeeper—A. P. Scully

DISTRICT AND POLICE COURTS District Judge-G. E. Cator Asst. District Judge Magistrate of Police--

G. E. Cator

COLONIAL MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Medical Officer--T.C.A. Cleverton, M.R.C.S.,

L.R.C.P.

LAND DEPARTMENT

Clerk-K. P. Menon

Land Bailiff-Okong bin Andor Asst. do. -Lee Hock Chew

PUBLIC WORks and SurvEY DEPARTMENT Executive Engineer - Edmund Roberts,

M.I.MECH.E.

Chief Clerk and Draftsman R. Rajagopal

POLICE

In charge of Police-Chief Inspector H.G

Crummey

Jemadar--Tara Singh

Sergeant Dalli bin Gulah Mydin

PRISONS-VICTORIA GOAL

Superintendent — The

District Officer

Warder-Jemadar Tara Singh

ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO., LTD.-Tel. Ad: Vanscolina; Codes: Bentley's Complete Phrase Codes and Oil Supplement

A. G. Vanscolina, agent

BRUNEI ESTATES, LTD., Rubber Planters-

Tel. Ad. Tampoi

CHURCH OF ENGLAND-Church of Our

Holy Saviour

Rev. C. E. Swinnerton, chaplain

EASTERN EXTENSION, AUSTRALASIA AND

CHINA TELEGRAPH Co., LTD.

A. Ardizzone, superintendent T. K. Waugh, supervisor Evan Leggatt, do. H. V. Dawson, operator C. G. Darby, do. D. F. Barnes, do. F. E. Wilson, do.

ENG WATT & Co., Merchants-33, Beach St.

Koh Eng Watt, managing owner

Koh Yew Teck, cashier

Chua Choo Liong, mgr., signs p. pro. T. K. S. Phillip, bookkeeper

GOVT. REST HOUSE-Beach St., Victoria,

managed by Government

Ong Ah Juan, lessee

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