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BATAVIA

The old city and the new are connected by three railways, two tramways, and wide roads for carriages. Different Banks and Banking Corporations have agencies at Batavia, viz. :-- The Netherlands Trading Society (Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij), with a paid-up capital of f.70,000,000 and a reserve capital of f.11,595,462, paid a dividend of 17 per cent. for 1918. The Netherlands-India Commercial Bank (Nederlandsch Indische Handelsbank), with a paid-up capital of f.35,000,000 and a reserve capital of f. 17,000,000, promotes trade, industry, and agricul- ture in Netherlands-India, advances money to agricultural estates and stimulates agricultural enterprise. The Colonial Bank (capital f.10,000,000) also supplies capital to estates for the same purpose. The Netherlands-India Discount Company, with a paid-up capital of f.20,000,000 and a reserve capital of f.4,500,000 does general banking business and advances money on shares, etc. There are also agencies of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, of the International Banking Corporation and of the Taiwan Bank, Ltd.

The population of Batavia consisted on the 31st December, 1917, of 20,766 Europeans, ,557 foreign Orientals, and 180,140, natives; total 231,463.

BUITENZORG

The usual residence of the Governor-General is at Buitenzorg, at a distance of a little more than one hour by railway from Batavia. The botanical gardens near the palace of the Governor-General were made in 1817, and are well known not only for their beautiful arrangement, but especially for the great services rendered to science and agriculture under the management of the eminent directors, Teysmann, Dr. Scheffer, and Prof. Dr. Treub. All experiments for the introduction of exotic plants into Netherlands-India are made here, with the result that many useful plants from foreign countries are reared and flourish in Java as in their native soil.

DIRECTORY

BANKS

JAVASCHE BANK

President-E. A. Zeilinga Azn

Directeuren-Dr. J. Gerritzen, K. F. van

den Berg

Plaatsvervangende Directeuren-P. Land-

berg, H. L. van den Briel

President Commissaris-Dr. H. s'Jacob Commissarissen-J. A. Schröder, Dr. C. G. J. B. Henny, J. E. Bijlo, W. C. Loudon (secretaris)

Gouvernements Commissaris-Dr. G. J.

Bisschop

Agencies

Semarang-F. Reijsenbach, Hzn.

Soerabaja--J. Kempen

Padang --W. Jolles

Macassar-J. P. A. Ahn

Cheribon-E. Gonggrijp

Soerakarta-A. Praasterink Djokjakarta-L. G. Wiemans Pontianak-P. J. W. Noorduyn Medan-K. W. J. Michielsen

Bandjermasin-E. A. V. Muller Bengkalis W. E. J. Bulk

Tandjong Balei-F. J. A. Blokbergen

Tandjong Poera-J. H. v. Lidth de Jeude Bandoeng-Jhr. L. W. van Suchtelen

Palembang -W. A. v. Zuijleu

Menado-B. J. Laderboer

Malang-J. W. Kempen, jr.

Kosta Radja

Inspecteur L. von Hemert

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ

FACTORIJ TE BATAVIA

President-L. Engel

Leden-G. J, Houtsma, J. L. van Houten

Secretaris-P. Lagaay

Inspecteur-Th. van Rossum

Agencies

Soerabaja-W. L. de Beus

W. H. Groskamp, sub-agent Semarang J. W. Wallbrink Medan-M. J. Lusink Hongkong-J. F. van Rees-