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THE EAST COAST OF SUMATRA

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quarter of Polonia. In the town six European banking corporations-the Javabank, the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, the Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij, the Nederlandsch-Indische Handelsbank, the Nederlandsch-Indische Escompto Maatschappij, and Uniebank voor Nederland en Kolonien-have their branches, and there are also two Chinese banks. There are two very good hotels (Hotel de Boer and Grand Hotel), a Club (Witte Societeit), a Race Club, numerous houses of business, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Malay, Bombay and Kling shops, etc.

The port of Belawan (Deli), on the Belawan River, is in communication with Medan by road and railway, the lines of which extend a long distance up country and the north, giving also communication via Tandjoeng Poera and Pangkalan Brandan with Koeta Radja (Atchcen) and to the south, via Tebing Tinggi, with Tandjoeng Balei (Asahan) and Pematang Siantar. Other important ports are those of Pangkalan Brandan, Tandjoeng Poera, Tandjoeng-Balei, Bengkalis, Bagan Api Api and Laboean Bilik.

The population under this Government numbered in December, 1926, 7,355 Europeans, 1,041,262 natives, and 134,666 other Orientals-a total of 1,183,283, as com- pared with 1,197,554 in 1920 and 568,417 in 1905.

DIRECTORY

GOVERNOR'S OFFICE-Medan

Governor of the East Coast of Sumatra

L. H. W. van Sandick

Assistant Resident-P. Scheffer Secretary-Dr. W. J. Beck Controller-C. Adriaanse

Adjutant Secretary-A. Neijhoff

Officers of the General Treasury-W. van

den Berg and D. A. Pieren

Chief Clerks-R. F. de Lizer, E. J. Enkoroma Coffie, I. J. Latuhihin, D. Pielaat, Mohamad Hadjerat gelar Soetan Maleka, J. A. P. Doornik, Miss W. M. Fliers, J. Groenendijk, E. A. Muller, T. de Roode, Tagor Esra, Joezar, Datoek Isa, Tengkoe Sapoetar and Harahap Officer to the disposition of the Governor of the East Coast of Sumatra (A.Z.) A. P. H. Holwerda

ADMINISTRATIVE DEPTS. OF THE GOVT. OF EAST COAST OF SUMATRA

Deli en Serdang, Medan

Assist. Resident-S. Bouman

Administratief-Ambtenaar

Seinstra

Serdang, Loeboeq Pakam

fd. Controller-A. S. L. Spoor Controller, Bangoen Poerba-C.LionCachet Chief Clerk-J. Panggabean Clerk-Tengkoe Rachmat

Padang en Bedagei, Tebing Tinggi Controller-J. J. Mendelaar

Chief Clerk-W. S. Siahaan Clerk-Abbas

Langkat, Tandjoeng Poera

Assist. Resident-W. F. G. van de Graaff Chief Clerk-L. Neijendorf Clerk-Sori Harahap

Boven Langkat, Bindjei Controller-Dr. E. J. Burger Chief Clerk-Tengkoe Hasanoeddin

Pankalan Brandan

Controller-H. J. Nijhuis

Adj. Chief Clerk-Tengkoe Long

Asahan, Tandjoeng Balei

Dr. G. R.

Assist. Resident-H. J. E. Moll Controller-A. Twerda

Chief Clerk--J. M. Ferdinandus

Afdeeling Secretary-A. A. Scharff Clerk-Raden Heriepurnama

Beneden Deli, Medan

Controller, Medan-Dr. J. Reuvers Controller, Loboehan Deli-W.B.Hollmann Administr. Ambtenaar-A. M. van Liere Chief Clerk-Tengkoe Djafar

Boven Deli, Arnhemia

Controller-Dr. L. M. Hubenet Clerk-Mohd. Noer gelar Soetan Maharadja

Admf. Ambtenaar-A. J. van Es Chief Clerk-Raden Achmad Soleiman

Batoe Bara, Laboehan Roekoe Controller-A. J. Van Wilgenburg

Laboehan Batoe, Laboean Bilik Gezaghebber-M. de Vries Admf. Ambtenaar--C. C. de Rooij Gezaghebber-A. C. Haijer Chief Clerk-Saidi Siahaan