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JOHORE

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 152,288 piculs in 1925, as compared with 136,214 piculs in 1924, and the values were $1,174,730 and $1,114,043, respectively. The export of rubber in 1925 amounted to 40,542 tons, valued at $97,195,046, against 32,369 tons in 1924, valued at $30,090,966. A remarkable feature of the rubber industry in this State is the large amount of land taken up by Japanese. In 1925, 30,212 tons of copra, valued at $6,026,179, and 11,080 tons of areca nuts, valued at $2,465,574, were exported.

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.

Johore is rich in iron ore, and a mine is being successfully worked by Japanese in Batu Pahat and 271,992 tons of the ore were exported in 1925. The first valuable discoveries of tin were made in the valley of Jemaluang, 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 1925 amounted to 13,678 tons, compared with 1,410 tons in 1924. The value of exported minerals was $4,402,690 in 1925, as against $3,990,049 in 1924.

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 Darjah Mahkota Johore (Order of the Crown of Johore), First Class Osmanieh Order, First Class Order of the Crown of Rumania. First Class Order of the White Elephant of Siam. Born 17th Sept., 1873. Proclaimed 7th Sept., 1895; crowned 2nd November, 1895 Private Secretary-Captain H. Md. Said, s.M.J., etc. Deputy Private Sectretary-Lieut. S. Abdullah

COUNCIL OF STATE

President-The Dato Mentri Besar Vice do. The Deputy Mentri Besar

OFFICE OF MENTRI BESAR Mentri Besar-Major The Hon. Dato

Abdullah bin Jaafar, C.B.E., 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

SECRETARIAT

TRADE AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT

Johore Bahru

Commissioner-G. E. Cator

Supt. Dato. Mohd. b. Mohd. Doon, D.P.M.J. Assist. Supt.-Mok h. Haji A. Latiff Chief Clerk-A. Rahim b. Kimen Depy.Supt., Prevent. Branch-P. Lavender Assist. do.

Muar

-(vacant)

Depy. Commissioner-Wan Idris b. Irahim Assist. Supt.-A. Rahman b. Awang

Batu Pahat

Gen. Adv.-(vacant), Hon. Mr. C. W. H.

Cochrane (acting)

Supt., Preventive Branch-F. C. Clarke Assist. do. -Osman bin Ahmad

Dep. State Secy.-Hon. DatoIsmail,D.P.M.J.

Mersing

AGRICULTURAL PEPT.

Superintendent-Ismail b. Othman (actg.) Segamat

Inspr. of Agric.-F. de la M. Norris (actg.) Superintendent-Awang b. Arshad

AUDIT OFFICE

Auditor-Ungku Abdul Aziz, D.K. Assist. Auditor-Wan Jusoh bin Ali Chief Clerk-I. Ismail bin Abubakar

Kota Tinggi

Supt.-A. Talib b. A. Bakar Kukub

Kukub

Superintendent -(vacant)

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