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MALACCA

The trade is largely with Singapore and the Federated Malay States, but rubber is shipped fortnightly by Japanese mail steamers to Europe. The cultivation of tapioca was formerly the principal industry, but rubber is now extensively planted, several large companies having taken over a number of small estates. The cultiva- tion of tapioca and gambier is declining rapidly in favour of coconuts and rubber, there being 183,050 acres under rubber and 48,133 acres growing coconuts, pineapple and other fruits. The total values of the foreign imports and exports for 1921 and 1922: are given below:--

Imports Exports

1922

1921

$14,858,484

$15,260,585

19,927,895

25,243,923

.$34,786,379

$40,504,508

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DIRECTORY

GOVERNMENT OFFICES

CHINESE PROTECTORATE

Assist. Chin. Protector-W.D. Horne

CORONER'S DEPARTMENT

Coroners-Chief Medical Officer, Chief Police Officer, District Officer (Alor Gajah), District Officer (Jasin), The Magistrate The District Judge-J. G. Black

DISTRICT COURT (CIVIL)

District Judge J. V. Mills Assist. District Judge-J. G. Black Chief Clerk-F. M. Beins

DISTRICT OFFICE, ALOR GAJAH

District Officer R. J. Curtis (acting) Chief Clerk--Mohamad Arshad bin

Hj, Omar

Second Clerk--Yeo Seng Watt Third Clerk-C. M. Lopez

Land Bailiff R. Hendricks

DISTRICT OFFIce, Jasin

District Officer-P. A. B. McKerron

(acting)

Chief Clerk-F. A. de Witt Second Clerk-R. Varthilingam Land Bailiff-Tan Seng Ann

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Inspector of Schools-H. Ball, B.A.

(Oxon), (acting)

Malay Assistant

Inspector-Ch.

Ahmad bin Abdulrahman Chief Clerk-L. Mertusamy Pillay High School

Headmaster--C. N. B. Beamish, M.A.

(Cantab), (acting)

Bandar Hilir English School

Headmistress

(acting)

Miss K. Conoboy

GOVERNMENT MONOPOLIES DEPARTMENT Assist. Supt. of Chandu and Liquor

Revenue G. R. Sykes Chief Clerk-Seow Ban Seng Head of Preventive Service-E. V.

Rodrigues

Assist. Supervisor-K. Thambialı

HARBOUR DEPARTMENT-Telephs. 9

and 64 (Signal Station)

Harbour Master -Lt.-Comdr, J. B:

Newill, D.S.O., R.N.

Acting Harbour Master-Major W.

M. L. Bowen

Import and Export Office

Registrar-Lt.-Comdr. J. B. Newill,

D.S.O., R.N.

Acting Registrar-Major W. M. L.

Bower

LAND OFFICE

Collector of Land Revenue-Capt.

A. C. Baker

Chief Clerk-D. Theseira

Land Bailiff-A. L. Klassen

LICENSING JUSTICES

Chairman Sitting Magistrate Members-Capt. A. C. Baker, T. G. Husband, M C., J. W. Campbell, S. M. Peralta, Tan Soo Hock, Sit Kee An

Secretary-G. R. Sykes

MARINE DEPARTMENT

Harbour Master Lieut.-Comdr.

J. B. Newill, D.s.o., R.N. Acting Harbour Master-Major W.

M. L. Bower

Boarding Officer-E. de Silva Chief Clerk-Guan Kah Jin Steam Launch-Gweneth