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MANADO-THE EAST COAST OF SUMATRA

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BORNEO SUMATRA HANDEL MIJ., Im- porters of Automobiles, Provisions, Cigars and Cigarettes, Iron and Steel, Chemicals and Drugs etc.- Cable Ad: Borsumy; Codes: Bent- ley's, Acme, Voller's and Private

HANDELS AND CULTUUR COMPAGNIE "NOORD CELEBES" N.V., Exporters of Copra-Cable Ad: Marmelstein; Codes: A.B.C. 5th and 6th and Bentley's

LEDEROER & Co., W.B., General Im- porters, Provision Merchants and General Exports-Cable Ad: Lcde- boer; Codes: A.B.C. 5th and 6th. Bentley's Acme and Simplex

LIEM OEI TIONG & Co.'s HANDEL MIJ N.V., Importers of Provisions, Asbestos Sheets, Cement, Cigars, etc. Cable Ad: Liemoeitiong: Codes: A.B.C. 5th and 6th and Bentley's

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MOHRMANN & Co., HANDELSVEREENIG- ING N.V., Importers of Dry-goods, Provisions, Tobacco, Hardware, etc. -Cable Ad: Mohrmann; Codes: A.B.C. 5th and 6th Bentley's and Mosse

MOLUKSCHE HANDELS VENNOOTSCHAP, Importers of: Automobiles, Provi- sions, Ammunition, Textiles etc., Exporters of: Produce-Cable Ad: Moluksche; Codes: A.B.C. 5th and 6th and Bentley's

NEDERLANDSCHE CULTUUR EN HANDELS- MAATSCHAPPIJ, General Importers- Cable Ad: Necumy; Codes: A.B.C. 5th and 6th and Bentley's

REISS & Co. HANDELSVEREENIGING V/H, General Importers-Cable Ad: Rosmarin; Codes: A.B.C. 5th and 6th Bentley's and Private

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THE EAST COAST OF SUMATRA

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This part of the East Coast of the Island of Sumatra is situated between the Government of Acheen and its Dependencies in the north, the Straits of Malacca in the east, Indragiri (a part of the Residency of Riouw and its Dependencies) in the south, and the Residency of Sumatra's West Coast and of Tapanoeli in the west. It includes a number of States, each of which, under control of the Governor, is ruled by a body known as the "Inlandsche Zelfbestuur", consisting of the Sultan, and his "Rijksgrooten". The country is administered by a Governor, 6 Assistant-Residents, 19 Controllers (incl. Gezaghebbers) and 3 Assistant-Controllers. Justice is dispensed by the Court of Justice at Medan, the Landraad of Medan, Bindjei, Tandjung Balei, Tebing Tinggi and Bengkalis, the Residen tiegerechten of: Medan, Bindjei, Tandjoeng Balei and Bengkalis, the Magistrates, the Landgerechten, and by native Courts or Karapatan. The staple industry of the country is agriculture, and, this being dependent upon imported labour (mostly Javanese), the labour ques- tion is carefully guarded by a special ordinances. The employer must house his people properly, provide them with medical attendance and food when sick, and monthly payments are compulsory. The question of indentured labour has received great attention in the recent past, resulting in a new Coolie Ordinance which calls for a progressive decline in the proportion of contract coolies to the total labour force employed by estates. At the end of 1934, 96.38% of the labour was free.

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The East Coast of Sumatra has an area of 36,101 square miles and a population, according to the 1930 census, of 1,693,200, which includes 11,079 Europeans, 192,822 Chinese, 18,904 other foreign orientals (mostly British Indian) and 1,470,295 natives; Atjeh and Dependencies an area of 21,448 square miles and a population of 1,002,000.

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