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STATE OF NORTH BORNEO-LABUAN

New London Borneo Tobacco Co., Ld.,

Ranan Estate

New London Borneo Tob. Co., Ld.,

Pitas Rubber Estate

Bakau Co., Ld., Manpakad Mills Marudu Rubber, Ld.

Langkow North Borneo Rubber, Ld. Valley Estate

A. Viezee

C. L. P. Metelerkainp

TAWAO

COWIE HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD.-Workings

Silimpopon River, Tawao

G. C. H. Nasmyth, manager R. Allan, asst.

do.

Dr. Gill, resident med. officer

A. G. Morris, accountant

S. B. Clarke, loading supt., Sebattik

Island Depôt

Agents (Sandakan)--Harrisons & Cros-

field (Borneo), Ld.

TAWAU BORNEO TRADING CO.

TINAGAT RUBBER ESTATE

TAWAU KUHARA ESTATE (Kuhara Mining Co., Ld.)-Head Office: Tokyo, Japan

K. Nishimoto, manager

Agencies

Kuhara Trading Co., Ld.

Osaka Shosen Kaisha

U. KUBOTA RUBBER CO. COCONUT ESTATE

LAHAD DATU

LAHAD DATU CULTUUR MAATSCHAPPIJ

(Coconuts and Rubber)

1427

LOWER SEGAMA RUBBER ESTATES, Ltd.- · Postal Ad: Lahad Datu; Tel. Ad: Darvelbay, Lahad, Datu; Codes: A.B C. 5th, Broomhalls Rubber

S. T. Bell, manager

U. P. Lynn, assistant

Harrisons & Crostield, Ld., Sandakan,

agents

NEW DARVEL BAY (BORNEO) TOBACCO PLANTATIONS, LTD., Segama Estate and Hill Estate-Postal Ad: Lahad Datu: Tel. Ad: Darvelbay, Lahad Datu; Codes: A.B.C. (5th edition), Mercury (2nd edition), Broomhall's Rubber

Head Administration

C. R. Dealtry, general manager J. Ritchie, M.D., CII.B., D.P.H.

R.J. Cockrill, A.S.A.A.,local sec. and acct. George Ingate, A.M.I.M.E., engineer On Estates (Segama)

T. H. Keetel

W. Giltay

J. C. Theobald

On Hill Estate

T. A. Judd

C. W. Marsh Smith

H. G. Skinner, manager

J. C. Stoffers

F. V. Peacock |

P. W. Mockford

W. Mansfield & Co., Ld., Singapore, Harrisons & Crosfield, Ld., Sandakan, agents

TAKEUCHI COCONUT ESTATE

TAKEUCHI RUBBER & COCONUT ESTATE

LABUAN

This, the smallest British Colony in Asia, was ceded to Great Britain by the Sultan of Brunei in 1846, and taken possession of in 1848. It is situated on the north-west coast of Borneo in latitude 5 deg. 16 min. N., and longitude 115 deg. 15 min. E. It has an area of 30 square miles, and is about six miles from the Borneo coast. Although Labuan possesses a fine port, has extensive coal deposits, and by situation seemed likely to become a depôt for the trade of the north coast of Borneo, it has only partially fulfilled the expectations formed of it. The produce of Brunei finds a market in Labuan, but the volume of the trade is small. There are sago mills on the island, where the raw material is converted into flour, for export chiefly to Singapore. These mills were erected by influential Chinese introduced by the Governor from Singapore; about 500 acres of rubber are planted, part in bearing, and principally

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