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BRUNEI

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The natives are expert fishermen and the coast waters abound in excellent fish, which—with rice-form the staple diet of the people. The principal imports are piece goods, tobacco, rice, kerosene and sugar. The main exports are cutch, rubber, sago and jungle produce. Para rubber was exported for the first time in 1914-about 7,000 lbs. The value of rubber exports in 1926 was $1,032,055. Some Chinese have begun to plant pepper, a product for which Brunei was famous 150 years ago.

The public revenue in 1926 amounted to $367,344, as against $315,261 in 1925, and expenditure to $297,894, as against $245,286 in 1925.

DIRECTORY

Sultan-His Highness AHMAD TAJUDIN AKHAZUL KHAIRI WAD-DIN Ministers of State-PENGIRAN BENDAHARA AND PENGIRAN PEMANCHA

BRITISH RESIDENT'S OFFICE

British Resident-E. E. F. Pretty Chief Clerk-Ibrahim bin Md. Jahfar

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

Dresser--Leong Ah Ng

TREASURY DEPARTMENT Treasury Clerk-Liew Thian Tai

POSTS AND Telegraph Dept. Wireless Engineer-L. R. Watts

COURTS

Judge-E. E. F. Pretty Magistrate-Pengiran Shahbandar

CUSTOMS AND GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY Officer-in Charge-Chua Law Lee Customs Clerk, Brunei-Pengiran Ahmed

Belait Abdul Wahab Tutong-A. K. Bakar Muara-Suleiman

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Simbruoh-Abdullah

Chandu Clerk, Brunei-Humphrey Kong

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Officer-in-Charge (P.W.D.)-C. E. Tull Clerk of Works-E. B. Keasberry

POLICE FORCE (Brunei Police) Chief Inspr. in charge (Brunei and La- buan), residing at Brunei-G. A. McAfee

BRUNEI (BORNEO) RUBBER AND LAND Co., LTD., Labu Estate-Postal Ad: Brunei via Labuan, S.S.

L. G. Lee, manager

F. B. Giffening J. O. Nixon

H. Rowsell

BATU APOI PLANATATIONS, LTD. (Incorpor-- ated in Straits Settlements), Batu Apor Estate Postal Ad: Brunei via Labuan;. Tel. Ad: Rubber Temburong

Directors-Frank Holt (Liverpool) and

K. Watson (London) E. H. B. Larkins, manager

C. S. Brett, assistant

Harrisons & Crosfield (Borneo), Ld.,

secretaries and agents

BRITISH MALAYAN PETROLEUM CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) Brunei, Belaitand Tutong Concessions, controlled by Sarawak Oilfields, Ld., Miri, Sarawak Operations at Rempayoh, Belait and Tutong

B. M. Grover, manager (Belait)

BRUNEI RUBBER ESTATES, LTD., Temburong Estate (Registered at Sandakan, B.N. Borneo)-Postal Ad: Brunei; Tel. Ad: Tampoi, Temburong

BRUNEI UNITED PLANTATIONS, LTD. (In- corporated in Straits Settlements)- Postal Ad: Brunei via Lubuan, S.S.; Tel. Ad: Lynn, Brunei

U. P. Lynn, manager

A. G. Gow | W. W. H. de Piro

ISLAND TRADING CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Great Britain), Cutch Extract Manu- facturers, etc.-Brunei, Sarawak; Tel- Ad: Acreage, Brunei; Codes: Bentley's, Western Union and Broomhall's

Thos. A. Robarts, genl. mgr. for East W. H. Doughty, manager

W. B. Falconer, assistant A. E. Wardle, engineer

Gadong Estate

J. K. B. Coghill, manager

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S. G. Fraser K.E.H. Kay Guthrie & Co., Singapore, agents

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