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STATE OF NORTH BORNEO

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established in 1921 with its head office at Sandakan and a branch at Jesselton. A ighthouse has been established at Batu Tinagat, near Tawao, and at Tanjong Trang, ear Tambisan Island, on the East coast. Unattended lights have been placed on Taganac Island, near Sandakan, Kalampunian Island, North Point, Kudat.

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 tota lincluded 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, 3 per cent. in 1920, 3 per cent. in 1921, 3 per cent. in 1922, and 23 per cent. in 1923. The credit balance of the Revenue Account in 1923 was £145,915, against £141,741 in 1922. 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. 1904 E. P. Gueritz

1907

A. Cook (acting)

1907 E. P. Gueritz

1910 A. C. Pearson (acting)

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

1912 F. W. Fraser (acting) 1912 J. Scott Mason

1912 1913

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

1916

1921

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

1922) Maj.-Gen. Sir William Rycroft,

1923

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

1924 F. W. Fraser, C.B.E. (acting) 1924 Maj.-Gen. Sir William Rycroft,

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

1925

} F. W. Fraser (acting)

F. W. Fraser, c.B.E. (acting) 1925 A. C. Pearson, C.M.G.

DIRECTORY

Governor and Commander-in-Chief-A. C. Pearson, C.M.G.

Private Secretary to Governor and Commander-in-Chief (vacant)

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

Court of Directors-London

Offices: 17, St. Helen's Place, L'don., E.C. 3

Rt. Hon. Sir West Ridgeway, G.C.B.,

G.C.M.G., K.C.S.I. (president) Edward Dent (vice-president) QD. O. Malcolm

ÉHon. Mountstuart Elphinstone (mang.dir.) (G. E. B. Bromley-Martin

C. Mallet

Sir J. Prescott Hewett, G.C.S.I., K.B.E., C.I.E. Secretary-C. F. Collins (acting)

EXCISE

Commissioner of Customs and Excise-

Hon. Mr. M. M. Clark

Assistant Commissioner of Excise, Sanda-

kan-H. J. R. Beckett, A.C.A.

Assist. Commissioner of Excise, Jesselton

-S. G. Holmes

Chief Clerk-M. S. S. Iyer

POSTAL DEPARTMENT

Postmaster-General and Supdt. of Telephs.

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

-G. C. Fenton

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