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STATE OF NORTH BORNEO

Trang, near 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 total included 442 Euro- peans, 197,058 natives of Borneo, 37,642 Chinese, and 20,146 natives of the Malay Archipelago. 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, 33 per cent. in 1922, 23 per cent. in 1923, nil in 1924, and nil in 1925. The credit balance of the Revenue Account in 1925 was £52,399 against £190,536 in 1924. 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.

1913 C. W. C. Parr

1915 A. C. Pearson, C.M.G.

1887 W. M. Crocker (acting)

1888 C. V. Creagh, C.M.G.

1915)

1895 L. P. Beaufort

F. W. Fraser (acting)

1916

1900 Hugh Clifford, G.C.M.G.

1916

1901 E. W. Birch, C.M.G.

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

1921

1904 E. P. Gueritz

1907 A. Cook

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

F. W. Fraser (acting)

1913 The Rt. Hon. SirWest Ridgeway,

G.C.B., etc.

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, C.B.E. (acting) 1925 A. C. Pearson, C.M.G.

1926 A. C. Pearson, C.M.G.

1926 F. W. Fraser, C.B.E. (acting) 1926 J. L. Humphreys, C.M.G., C.B.E.

DIRECTORY

Governor and Commander-in-Chief-J. L. Humphreys, C.M.G., C.B.E.

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 President-Major-General Sir Neill Mal-

colm, K.C.B., D.S.O. Vice-President-D. O. Malcolm

Managing Director-Hon. Mountstuart

Elphinstone

G. E. R. Bromley-Martin

C. Mallet

Capt. A. G. Cowie

Secretary C. F. Collins (acting)

Assist. Under & Legal Assist.-W. J. Worth

EXCISE

Commissioner of Customs and Excise-

Hon. Mr. M. M. Clark

Assist. Commissioner of Excise (Sandakan)

-H. J. R. Beckett

Assist. Commissioner of Excise (Jesselton)

-G. F. C. Woolett

Chief Clerk-Ngai Tham, E.N. (Sandakan)

POSTAL DEPARTMENT

Postmaster-General and Supt. of Telephs. -C. F. Newton Wade, M.I.W.T., M.I.R.E. Assist. Postmaster-General-H. A. Dabell Assist. Supt., Posts & Telegs.-G. C. Fenton