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of 1,820 ft. At first the flow was 25 tons daily, but a week's pumping test reduced this to an average of 6 tons. Prospecting is still in progress.

Native industries-other than sago working-are few. Brunei silver-work enjoys a certain vogue, and would be appreciated if it could be expeditiously put on the market. The women also weave silk cloths and sarongs.

The natives are expert fishermen and the coast waters abound in excellent fish which with rice-form the staple diet of the people. The principal imports are piece goods, tobacco, rice, kerosene and sugar. The main exports are cutch, sago and jungle produce of various kinds. Para rubber was exported for the first time in 1914-about 7,000 lbs. The value of rubber exports in 1919 was $243,596. Some Chinese have begun to plant pepper, a product for which Brunei was famous 150 years ago.

The public revenue in 1919 amounted to $162,020, as against $125,726 in 1918; and expenditure to $138,844, as against $122,958 in 1918. The total value of trade in 1919 was $1,748,925-imports, $614,061; exports, $1,134,864.

DIRECTORY

Sultan-HIS HIGHNESS MOHAMED JAMALULALAM, C.M.G. Ministers of State-PANGERAN BANDAHARA, PANGERAN PEMANCHA

BRITISH RESIDENT'S OFFICE

British Resident-G. E. Cator

Correspondence Clerk-Ibrahim bin Md.

Jahfar

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Dresser--Leong Ah Ng

TREASURY, CUSTOMS AND GOVERNMENT MONOPOLIES

Treasury Clerk-Chin Fui Kong

POSTAL DEPARTMENT

Postal Clerk-Hassan bin H. A. Yahap

COURTS

Judge-G. E. Cator

Clerk-Leong Ah Ng

CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT

Customs Clerk-Liew Thian Tai

POLICE FORCE

(Brunei Police)

Chief Inspector in charge (Brunei and Labuan) residing at Brunei-F. Manu

ANGLO-SAXON PETROLEUM Co., LTD., THE (Incorporated in England)-Brunei, Tu- tong Concessions, controlled by The Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co., Ld., Miri, Sarawak. Operations at Simbatang, Tu- tong, Brunei, Postal Ad: Tutong via Labuan

Supt. in Charge-E. C. Robertson Driller-L. P. Uhrig

BERKAS ESTATE-Berakas River

BOON SI HOCK ESTATE

BROOKETON COAL MINES, THE-Maura

Brooketon via Labuan

Thos. Lewis, manager

BRUNEI (BORNEO) RUBBER AND LAND Co.

LTD., THE, Labu Estate Postal Ad: Brunei via Labuan, S. S.

Manager-S. D. Whitwell

Assistants-L. G. Lee and H. J. Lee Agents-Guthrie & Co., Ld., Singa- pore; Hatton Hall & Co., Labuan Registered Office 14, Devonshire

Square, Bishopsgate, London, E.C.

BRUNEI RUBBER ESTATES, LTD., Temburong Estate (Registered at Sandakan, B. N. Borneo) Postal Ad: Labuan

T. J. S. Bogosoff, manager

H. Thorne, asst.

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Olliston, do.

Secretaries -Harrisons &

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Crosfield

(Borneo), Ld., Sandakan, B.N.B. Vanscolina & Co., Labuan, agents

ISLAND TRADING CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Great Britain) Cutch Extract Manu- facturers, &c.-Brunei and Sarawak; Tel. Ad: Acreage, Labuan

Manager-E. G. U. Whyte

Chief Engineer -W. H. Doughty Asst. Engineer-J. Kebby

LIVERPOOL (BRUNEI) PARA RUBBER Estates, LTD., THE, Batu Apoi Estate-Postal Ad: Brunei via Labuan; Tel. Ad: Rubber. Head Office: 8, North John Street, Liverpool

K. Watson, general mgr.

W. V. D. Straaten, assist. Labuan Agents-A. G. Vanscolina & Co.