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JOHORE
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
·
1925 $49,874,197 .118,214,613
1926
$37,782,758
139,261,451
$175,044,209
$168,088,810
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 154,287 piculs in 1926, as compared with 152,288 piculs in 1925, and the values were $1,569,920 and $1,174,730, respectively. The export of rubber in 1926 amounted to 57,277 tons, valued at $119,580,069, against 40,512 tons in 1925, valued at $97,195,046. A remarkable feature of the rubber industry in this State is the large amount of land taken up by Japanese. In 1926, 34,667 tons of copra, valued at $7,106,480, and 12,885 tons of areca nuts, valued at $2,876,503, 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 250,000 tons of the ore were exported in 1926. 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 1926 amounted to 1,039 tons. The value of exported minerals was $3,776,901 in 1926, as against $4,402,690 in 1925.
DIRECTORY
SULTAN His Highness Sir IBRAHIM, G.C.M.G., K.B.E., Sovereign of the Most Esteemed Darjah Krabat (Family Order) 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 Haji Mohd. Taib
SECRETARIAT
Genl. Advocate-Hon. Mr. G. E. Shaw Dep. State Secy.-Hon, Dato Ismail,D.P.M.J.
AGRICULTURAL DEPT.
AUDIT OFFICE
Auditor-Ungku Abdul Aziz, D.K. Assist. Auditor-Wan Jusoh bin Ali Chief Clerk-I. Ismail bin Abubakar
CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT-Customs Build- ing, Johore Baliru; Teleph. 32 (Johore Bahru)
Johore Bahru
Commissioner-(vacant), D. Wills (acting) Deputy Commissioner Dato Mohamed
bin M. Doon,- D.P.M.J.
Assist. Superintendent-(vacant), Ahmad
bin Awang (acting)
Supt., Preventive Branch-F. C. Clarke
Muar
Depy. Commissioner-Wan Idris b. Irahim
Inspr. of Agric.-F. de la M. Norris (actg.) Assist. Supt.-A. Rahman bin Awang
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