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MALACCA

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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 1922 are given below:-

Imports... Exports...

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1922

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$15,260,585 25,243,923

Total...

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$40,504,508

GOVERNMENT OFFICES CHINESE PROTECTORATE

DIRECTORY

Assist. Chin. Protector-W. E. Rigby Clerk & Interpr.-Lam Kain Choon

CORONER'S DEPARTMENT

Coroners-Chief Medical Officer,

Chief Police Officer,

Officer, District Officer (Alor Gajah),

Gajah), District Officer (Jasin), The Magistrate District Judge-A. Williams

DISTRICT COURT (CIVIL)

District Judge J. S. W. Arthur Assist. do. -A. Williams 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 Land Bailiff R. Hendricks

DISTRICT OFFICE-Jasin

District Officer-H. J. Eley (acting) Chief Clerk-Bong Poh Siew Second Clerk-R. Vairthialingam Land Bailiff-Tan Seng Ann

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Inspector of Schools J. M. Meade Malay Assistant Inspector-Ch.

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

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

(Cantab), (acting) Bandar Hilir English School

Headmistress -- Miss K. Conoboy

(acting)

GOVERNMENT MONOPOLIES DEPARTMENT Assist. Supt. of Chandu and Liquor

Revenue-W. E. Rigby

Chief Clerk-Seow Ban Seng Head of Preventive Service E. V.

Rodrigues

Assist. Supervisor-K. Thambiah

HARBOUR DEPARTMENT-Telephs. 98

and 64 (Signal Station)

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

Newill, D.S.O., B.N.

Acting Harbour Master--Major W.

M. L. Bower

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, M.C.

Chief Clerk-D. Theseira

Land Bailiff A. L. Klassen

LICENSING JUSTICES

Chairman-Sitting Magistrate Members-Capt. A. C. Baker, G. Holden, J. W. Campbell, S. M. Peralta and Tan Soo Hock Secretary-W. E. Rigby

MARINE DEPARTMENT

Harbour Master Lieut.-Comdr.

J. B. Newill, D.S.O., R.N. Acting Harbour Master-Major W.

M. L. Bower

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