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STATE OF NORTH BORNEO

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country at Jesselton, Sandakan, Kudat and Tawao. The State Bank of North Borneo was established in 1921 with its head office at Sandakan and a branch at Jesselton. A lighthouse has been opened at Batu Tinagat, near Tawao.

The territory of North Borneo was acquired from the Sultans of Brunei and Sulu by cession for small annual payments in 1877, and the British North Borneo Company was incorporated by Royal Charter on the 1st November, 1881. The area of the territory is 31,106 square miles, and the population, as ascertained by the census of 1921, was 257,804, as compared with 208,183 in 1911. This total included 442 Euro- peans, 197,058 natives of Borneo, 37,642 Chinese, and 20,146 natives of the Malay Ar- chipelago. The Company's authorised capital is £2,000,000, and the amount issued so far is £1,852,385. There is also a debenture issue. A dividend of 3 per cent. was declared in 1916, 4 per cent. in 1917, 4 per cent. in 1918, 5 per cent. in 1919 and 3 per cent. in respect of 1920. The credit balance of the Revenue Account for the year ended December 31, 1920, was £226,806, against £182,111 in 1919 and £161,758 in 1918. In May, 1888, a British Protectorate was established.

The following officers have administered the Government of the Territory since its acquisition by the Company:-

1881 W. H. Treacher, c.M.G. 1887 W. M. Crocker (acting) 1888 C. V. Creagh, C.M.G. 1895 L. P. Beaufort

1900 Hugh Clifford, G.C.M.G. 1901 E. W. Birch, C.M.G.

1907 A. Cook (acting)

1912 J. Scott Mason

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1913

F. W. Fraser (acting)

1913 The Rt. Hon. SirWest Ridgeway,

G.C.B., etc.

1913 C. W. C. Parr

1915 A. C. Pearson, C.M.G.

1915 F. W. Fraser (acting)

1916

A. C. Pearson, C.M.G.

1904 E. P. Gueritz

1907 E. P. Gueritz

1916)

1910 A. C. Pearson (acting)

1921 J

1911 F. R. Ellis, C.M.G

1922 Maj.-Gen. Sir William Rycroft,

1912 F. W. Fraser (acting)

K.C.B., K.C.M.G.

DIRECTORY

Governor and Commander-in-Chief-Maj-Gen. Sir William Rycroft, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.

BRITISH NORTH BORNEO COMPANY (Incor- porated by Royal Charter, 1st November, 1881)

COURT OF DIRECTORS, LONDON Offices: 37, Threadneedle St., London, E.C. Rt. Hon. Sir West Ridgeway,

Ridgeway, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., K.C.S.I. (president)

Edward Dent (vice-president)

Vice-Admiral Sir B. F. Clark, K.C.B. Hon. Mountstuart Elphinstone G. E. B. Bromley-Martin

Sir Montague F. Ommanney, G.C.M.G.,

K.C.B., I.S.0.

Sir J. Prescott Hewett, G.C.S.I., K.B.E., C.I.E. Secretary-Harington G. Forbes

EXCISE

Commissioner of Customs and Excise-

Hon. Mr. M. M. Clark

Deputy Commissioner of Excise, Jesselton

-E. W. Skinner Chief Clerk-S. S. Iyer

POSTAL DEPARTMENT

Postmaster-General and Supdt. of Telephs.

-C. F. Newton Wade, A.M.J.RAD.E. Assist. Postmaster-General--H. A. Dabell

SANDAKAN

TREASURY AND AUDIT DEPARTMENT Financial Commissioner-Hon. Mr. Chas.

H. Dunn

Chief District Treasurer

Broodbank

Auditor-T. W. Rose (acting)

A. J. B.

Chief District Treasurer, West Coast-

J. Cant (acting)

Assist. Commissioner of Excise-A. R. Secretary to Financial Commissioner-V.

Rivett

M. Hill