JOHORE
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flourishing little place on the nearest point of the mainland to Singapore island, and lying about 14 miles to the north-east of Singapore city, in 1° 26′ N. It contains some 15,000 inhabitants, mostly Chinese. Public Works have received a good deal of attention in recent years and $2,554,811 was spent on them in 1923. There are now over 600 miles of roads in the State, and six new roads are being constucrted.
The population of the State at the census in 1921 was ascertained to be 282,234 (as compared with 180,412 in 1911), of whom 618 were Europeans, 157,852 Malays, 97,253 Chinese, 24,180 Indians, 183 Eurasians, and 2,148 others. The Chinese are chiefly found as cultivators of gambier and pepper, and are spread over the range of country in the extreme southern end of the peninsula, nearest to Singapore, but there is also a large Chinese population on the Jemaluang tin-field near Mersing.
Imports Exports
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1922 $24,407,531
37,861,597
1923 $27,869,594
56,779,727
$84,649,321
$62,269,128
European pioneers have, in the last few years, taken up large areas for planting, chiefly rubber and coconuts. Gambier and pepper cultivation is on the decline; the export of tapioca was 116,628 piculs in 1923, as compared with 95,439 piculs in 1922, and the values were $1,332,870 and $848,041, respectively. The export of rubber in 1923 amounted to 35,966 tons, valued at $39,228,915, against 37,823 tons in 1922, valued at $23,757,186. A remarkable feature of the rubber industry in this State is the large amount of land taken up by Japanese. In 1923, 27,123 tons of at $4,929,405, and 14,668 tons of areca nuts, valued at $2,848,497, were exported.
copra, valued
At the present time the principal exports of Johore are the carefully cultivated rubber, copra, gambier, pepper and areca nuts, and the natural products of tin, timber, rattans and damar. For almost all such produce Singapore is the port of shipment.
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Johore is rich in iron ore, and a mine is being successfully worked by Japanese in Batu Pahat. The first valuable discoveries of tin were made in the valley of Jenialuang, a small river flowing into the China Sea near Mersing, and there are indications of the presence of tin ore that may be worked at a profit at various places between Jemaluang and the Sedili. The export of tin ore in 1923 amounted to 1,329 tons, compared with 1,490 tons in 1922. The value of exported minerals was $3,086,829 in 1923, as against $3,152,263 in 1922.
DIRECTORY
SULTAN His Highness Sir IBRAHIM, G.C.M.G., K.B.E., Sovereign of the Most Esteemed Darjah Krabat (FamilyOrder) and the Most Honourable Darjalı Mahkota Johore (Order of the Crown of Johore), First Class Osmanieli Order, First Class Order of the Crown of Rumania. Born 17th Sept., 1873.
Born 17th Sept., 1873. Proclaimed 7th Sept., 1895; crowned 2nd November, 1895 Private Secretary-Captain H. Md. Said, S.M.J., etc.
COUNCIL OF STATE
President-The Dato Mentri Besar
Vice do. The Deputy Mentri Besar
OFFICE OF MENTRI BESAR
SECRETARIAT
Gen. Adv.-Hon. Mr. Hayes Marriot, C.M.G. Depy.StateSecy.-Hon, Dato Ismail, D.P.M.J.
AGRICULTURAL DEPT.
Mentri Besar-Major The Hon. Dato Inspr. of Agric.-F. de la M. Norris (actg.)
Abdullah bin Jaafar, D.K., S.P.M.J.
Deputy Mentri Besar-The Hon. Y. M.
Ungku Abdul Aziz, D.K.
Secretary and Clerk of Councils-Inche
Abdullah bin Mohd. Taib
AUDIT OFFICE
Auditor-Ungku Abdul Azis, D.K. Assist. Auditor-Wan Jusoh bin Ali Chief Clerk-I. Ismail bin Abubakar
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