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MALACCA

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who contended for their possession. Its population in 1927 was estimated at 188,828. There are some 460 European residents in the Settlement, of whom at least three- quarters are planters.

The trade is largely with Singapore and the Federated Malay States, but rubber is shipped fortnightly by Japanese mail steamers to Europe. The cultivation of tapioca was formerly the principal industry, but rubber is now extensively planted, several large companies having taken over a number of small estates. The cultiva- tion of tapioca and gambier is declining rapidly in favour of coconuts and rubber, there being 200,000 acres under rubber and 48,133 acres growing coconuts, pineapple and other fruits. The total value of foreign imports and exports of Malacca (merchandise only) for the years 1928 and 1929 excluding local (Malayan) trade are given below in Straits Dollars (2/4) and Sterling :-

Imports...

Exports...

1929 $ 5,145,559 £ 600,315 $34,487,812 £ 4,023,578

1930 $ 5,608,511 £ 654,326 $21,936,101 £ 2,559,212

Total ...

...

$39,633,371 £4,623,893

$27,544,612 £ 3,213,538

BANKRUPTCY DEPARTMENT

DIRECTORY

GOVERNMENT OFFICES

Assist. Official Assignee-The A. P. of

C. for the time being Clerk-Tan Cheng Yam

CHINESE PROTECTORATE

Assist. Protector of Chin.-S. E. King Clerk and Interpr.-Chan Choon Guan

CORONER'S DEPARTMENT

Coroners-Harbour

Master, Chief

Police Officer, District Officer (Alro Gajah), District Officer (Jasin), The Magistrate, the District Judge and Lieut. J. H. Owen, D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N.R.

DISTRICT COURT (Civil)

District Judge-B. R. Whitehouse Assist. do. -W. G. Reeves Chief Clerk-A. Thomazios

DISTRICT OFFICES

Alor Gajah

District Officer-W. N. Gourlay

Deputy Collector of Land Revenue-

D. L. Alcantara

Chief Clerk-Yeo Seng Watt

Second Clerk-V. A. Sta Maria Land Bailiff-Ali H. Puteh

Jasin

District Officer A. Gilmour

Deputy Collector of Land Revenue-

F. M. Beins

Chief Clerk-R. de Rozario Second Clerk-E. de Rozario Land Bailiff-Tan Seng Ann

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Inspector of Schools-J. M. Meade

B.A. (T. C. D.)

Malay Assist. Inspr.-Raja Noordin bin R. Deli

Chief Clerk-Tan Yew Lim Second Clerk-P. J. Pillay

High School

Headmaster-L. W. Arnold

European Masters-T. J. Thomas, B.A., E. W. Recve B.A. and R. F. Bomford, B. A.

Bandar Hilir English School

Headmistress-Mrs. C. M. Bruce Tranguerah English School

Headmistress-Miss B. H. Buckley

HARBOUR DEPARTMENT-Telephs. 98 and

64 (Signal Station)

Harbour Master --J. H. Owen Import and Export Office

Registrar-J. H. Owen

LAND OFFICE

Collector of Land Revenue — B. S.

Walton

Cadet-W. G. Reeves

Assist. Collector of Land Revenue-

D. Theseira

Settlement Officers-G. Beatty and C.

W. Sherrington

Chief Clerk-J. M. Shepherdson Second do. R. R. Spy Kerman Land Bailiff-A. L. Klassen

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