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considerable, falls short of the demand by many thousand bags, which are mostly imported from the Straits Settlements. Kerosene oil is exported from Langkat to the Straits Settlements, British India, Hongkong, Siam and China. Almost all neces- saries of life have to be imported, and a brisk trade between Java, the Straits Settlements, Europe and the East Coast is the consequence.
Medan (Deli), the residence of the principal civil and military officials, is a pleasant little town, laid out in modern style, and the streets are lit with electric light. A splendid residence with architectural pretensions has been built for the Governor in the new quarter of Polonia. In the town six European banking corporations the Javabank, the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, the Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij, the Nederlandsch-Indische Handelsbank, the Nederlandsch-Indische Escompto Maatschappij, and Uniebank voor Nederland E Kolonien-have their branches, and there are also two Chinese bink. There are two very good hotels (Hotel de Boer and Medan Hotel) a Club (Witte Societeit), a Race Club, numerous houses of business, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Malay, Bombay and Kling shops, etc.
The port of Belawan (Deli), on the Belawan River, is in communication with Medan by road and railway, the lines of which extend a long distance up country and the north, giving also communication via Tandjoeng Poera and Pankalan Brandan with Koeta Radja (Atchin) and to the south, via Tebing Tinggi, with Tandjoeng Balei (Asahan) and Pematang Siantar. Other important ports are those of Pangkalan Brandai, Tandjoeng Poera, Tandjoeng Ralei, Bengkalis, Bagan Ani Api and Laboean Bilik.
The population under this Government amounted in November, 1920, to 7,882 Europeans, 1,042,930 natives, and 146,742 other Orientals-a total of 1,197,554 as compared with 830,202 in 1915 and 568,417 in 1805.
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, MEDAN
DIRECTORY
Governor of the East Coast of Sumatra-
L. C. Westenenk
Assist. Resident-G. L. Uljee Secretary-J. J. F. Pino
Chief Clerks-D. F. van der Heijde, E. J. Enkorona Coffie, J. Groenendijk, F. F. A. Sülter, A. Neijhoff, Mohd. Hadjeratgelar Soetan Maleka
ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT, EAST COAST OF SUMATRA Assist. Resident-H. E. K. Ezerman Chief Clerk-J. M. Ferdinandus Clerk-S. Mangatas
Beneden Deli, Medan
Controller (Medan)—D. F. Pronk
Do. (Laboean Deli)-A. te Velde
Clerk-J. M. J. Siau
Boven Deli, Arnhemia
Controller-A. W. de Haze Winkelman Clerk-Oemar Sahebi
Serdang, Loeboeq Pakam
Controller-J. Reuvers Clerk-Tenghoe Ibrahim
Padang en Bedagei, Tebing Tinggi Controller E. J. van Ebbenhorst
Tengbergen
Chief Clerk-N. J. Wattimena Clerk-Mas Achmad
Langkat, Tandjoeng Poera Assist. Resident-U. Tagginger Auer Assist. Controller-(vacant)
Chief Clerk-J. H. Ingkiriwang
Clerks F. B. A. de Veer
Boven Langkat, Bindjei
Controller-H. M. M. Mennes Chief Clerk-E. H. Simon Clerk-N. Winokan
Pankalan Brandan
Magistrate-W. H. Gerritsen
Asahan, Tandjoeng Balei Assist. Resident--A. Young Assist. Controller-M. Wijzenbeek Chief Clerk--A. Scharff Clerk-Baginda
Batoe Bahra, Laboean Roekoe Controller--A. W. van Zadelhoff Clerk-Mangsan Séregar
Laboean Batoe, Laboean Bilik Controller--A. Jh. van Ginkel Assist. do.-M. Brouwer Clerk-M. O. Ksijgemau
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Simeloengoen en de Kar landen, Pematang Siantar
Assist, Resident J. Tideman
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