Eleven District Engineers, H. B. Allison, E. G. Brown, A. E. Fawcett, J. Cruickshank, J. L. F. Fenwick, J. P. Dockray, G. C. Walmsley, J. Mahony, W. N. C. Steele, D. G. Mack, H. S. Haskins, M.C., F. J. Hossack, $400 to $300 p.m. Two Engineers, Signal and Telegraph, F. R. Mahony, R. Knight, $400 to $800 p.m. Nine Chief Permanent Way Inspectors, A. H. Short, H. T. Hackworthy, A. Dodd, L. Peters, H. E. Girt. J. Guntrip, P. E. Stilton, R. Anderson, F. G. E. Aggett, $325 to $500 p.m. Transportation Department : Transportation Manager, J. O. Sanders, $1,100 p.m. Assistant Transportation Manager, A. C. Sykes. Two Divisional Superintendents, W. H. Elkins, O.B.E., $850 to $900 p.m. Commercial Branch : Five Traffic Assistants, W. A. Griffin, S. J. Millen, J M. Bell, G. W. Bell, A. H. L. Lanman, $400 to $800 p.m. Six Traffic Assistants, J. B. Human, A. F. Bidnell, T. P. Speakman, C. Murray, H. E. Clayton, $400 to $600 p.m. Four Traffic Assistants, G. H. Goodrick, G. S. Warren, I. H. Alsop, $400 to $600 p.m. Operating Branch : Four Locomotive Running Assistants, E. Hibberd, G. H. Day-Lewis, H. P. Yates, E. M. Rowland, $400 to $800 p.m. Two Locomotive Running Assistants, V. Beok, Carriage Foreman, J. Holland, $325 to $500 p.m. J. H. Dorricott, $325 to $500 p.m. Four Traffic Inspectors, W. R. Brearley, E. E. Draper, A. Lockey, S. R. Simms, $325 to $500 SANITARY BOARDS. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S. Chairman (Civil Service, Class I. B.), W. N. Gourlay, Building Inspector, C. O. Jennings, $350 to $600 p.m. M.C.S. (acting), $1,050 p.m. Chief Sanitary Inspector, J. S. Humphrey, $350 to Town Superintendent, W. Rodger, $350 to $600 p.m. $600 p.m. (with personal pensionable allowance of $50 p.m. and a further allowance of $75 p.m. as Superintendent, Fire Brigade). Health Officer, Dr. W. E. Holmes, $500 to $800 p.m. Registrar-General of Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S. Deputy Registrar of Statistics, Penang, D. Sturrock, $350 to $650 p.m. Assistant Registrar of Imports and Exports, Singapore, SUPREME COurt, S.S. Surveys. Surveyor-General, F.M.S. and S.S., W. F. N. Bridges, D.S.O., $1,200 p.m. Deputy Surveyor-General, F.M.8. and S.S., A. R. White, $1,050 p.m. Assistant Surveyor-General, F.M.S., H. H. Cobon (officiating), $900 p.m. Chief Surveyor, Grade 1, Singapore, C. Y. B. Sewell, $900 to $1,000 p.m. Chief Surveyor, Grade I, Perak C. T. M. Husband, $900 to $1,000 p.m. Chief Surveyors, Grade II, T. Kitching, H. C. Abra- Senior Surveyors and Surveyors, O. Watson, P. M. • Present holder receiving $800 p.m. and $100 p.m. charge allowance. Pearson, H. L. Ward, R. E. Gray, A. H. W. Lilly, Chief Draftsman (vacant), $450 to $700 p.m. Lithographic Draftsman, J. Moir, $400 to $650 p.m. Instrument Repairer, D. A. Endean, $400 to $650 p.m. Meteorological Branch. Superintendent, C. D. Stewart, $850 to $1,050 p.m. Meteorological Officers, A. Grimes, C. A. Lea, $400 to $800 p.m. Probationer, Meteorological Branch, W. Richards, I. G. John, $350 0 p.m. TOWN PLANNING. Town Planner, Selangor, Perak and Negri Sembilan, R. P. Davis, $850 to $900 p.m. Assistant Town Planner, Perak, Selangor and Negri Sembilan, G. F. D. Stephen, $400 to $800 p.m. TRANSPORT BOARD, F.M.S. Chairman, S. W. Nelson, $1,200 p.m. VETERINARY. Director of Veterinary Research and Veterinary Adviser, Malay States, Captain S. H. Whitworth, $1,050 p.m. Veterinary Surgeons, R. A. B. Stanhope, R. Macgregor, G. Rocker, W. R. Wallace, Captain D. P. White, W. E. Lancaster, C. W. Weils, W. J. McCubbin, W. Orr, R. A. Wright, $400 to $800 p.m. CONSULS. Singapore. Czechoslovakia, *Pavel Stránsky, Consul (on leave), Finland, J. W. de Piro, Hon. Consul (e). Germany, *Adolf Windecker, Consul-General (g); Japan, *Issaku Okamoto, Consul-General; Yoshio Netherlands, *H. M. J. Fein, Consul-General (i); *J. M. Poland, W. Nowolecki, Hon. Consul (1). Siam,*Luang Vudhisara Netinati, Consul-General (m). Sweden, V. E. L. Sandberg, Hon. Consul (on leave), C. G. Windle, Hon. Vice-Consul (in-charge); F. H. Temperley, Acting Hon. Vice-Consul. Switzerland, H. R. Arbenz, Consul; *J. Piffaretti, Chancellor Secretary. Turkey, (n). United States of America, *Kenneth S. Patton, Consul-General (o); *Thomas McEnelly, Consul; *Patrick Mallon, Vice-Consul; *F. E. Farnsworth, Vice-Consul; *H. Gordon Minnigerode, ViceConsul. de Carrière. (e) With jurisdiction covering the Straits Settlements, the Federated Malay States and the Unfederated Malay States, Vide 7495-35. (f) Consul-General for France at Singapore with jurisdiction over the Straits Settlements, the Federated and Unfederated Malay States, Brunei, Sarawak and State of North Borneo. (g) Consul-General at Singapore with jurisdiction over the Straits Settlements, the Federated and Unfederated Malay States, Brunei, Sarawak and the State of North Borneo. (h) With jurisdiction in the whole of the Straits Settlements, the Malay States and the State of North Borneo, Vide 7985/36. (i) Consul-General for the whole Colony with jurisdiction over the Federated and the Unfederated Malay States, Brunei, the State of North Borneo and Sarawak, Vide 4521-38. (j) Mr. W. A. Venning, as Hon. Norwegian Consul at Singapore, with jurisdiction covering the Federated Argentine Republic, Hans Schweizer, Vice-Consul; Malay States of Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Pahang, A. Wernli, Chancellor. Belgium, A. Graff, Consul (b). Brazil, Leslie Alfred Davies, Vice-Consul (c) (on leave), de Carrière. (b) Consul of Belgium at Singapore with jurisdiction in Malacca, Johore, Brunei, Sarawak and the State of North Borneo, Vide 896/38. (c) Senhor Aluisisio Magalhaes as Consul of Brazil at Calcutta with jurisdiction in the Straits Settlements, Vide 8114/36, Vide G.N. No. 3205 of 27th November, 1936. (d) The Chinese Consul-General at Singapore with jurisdiction over Consulates at Penang and Kuala Lumpur, Vide 975-34. the Unfederated Malay States of Johore, Kelantan and Trengganu, Brunei, North Borneo and Sarawak, Vide 3683-32. (k) Mr. Jose Valera Arias is the Peruvian Consul at Hongkong, with jurisdiction in Ceylon and the Straits Settlements, Vide 1602/37. (7) With jurisdiction in the Straits Settlements, the Federated Malay States, the Unfederated Malay States, North Borneo and Sarawak, Vide 8236-36. (m) With jurisdiction over Straits Settlements, the Federated and Unfederated Malay States, Brunel and the State of North Borneo, residing in Singapore, Vide 6025/36. (n) The Consul-General of Turkey in London has jurisdiction over this Colony, Vide 1364/37. (0) With jurisdiction over the Settlements of Singapore, Malacca and Labuan, and the Malay States of Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Johore, Kelantan, Trengganu, Brunei, Sarawak and British North Borneo, Vide 3431/32. THE SETTLEMENT OF LABUAN. The Island of Labuan is situated on the north. west coast of Borneo, in 5° 16′ N. lat., and 115° 15′ E. long. Its area is about 35 square miles. It is distant from the coast at the nearest point about six miles; from Brunei, the capital of the Protected State of that name, about forty miles; and from Singapore 725 miles, or three days' steam. The average annual rainfall is about 130 inches, and the thermometer ranges from 71° to 93°. An attempt was made by the East India Company's servants, who were expelled from Balambangan by Sulu pirates in 1775, to establish a trading station in Labuan, but the project was soon abandoned, and for practical purposes the history of the island begins with its cession to Great Britain in 1846 by the Sultan of Brunei. It was then uninhabited. The reason for the cession, given in the treaty by which the island was handed over to Great Britain, was that it was "desirable that British Ships shall have some port where they may careen and refit, and deposit such stores and merchandise as shall be necessary for the carrying on of the trade with the dominions of Brunei," and the consideration given by Great Britain was an undertaking to suppress piracy and protect lawful trade. The island was first occupied only as a naval station under the control of a naval officer, and the formal establishment of a Crown Colony was deferred until 1848. From that date until the end of 1889 Labuan was governed as a separate Colony. Until 1869 it was assisted by grants-in-aid from the Imperial Exchequer, but this help was then withdrawn, and the Colony supported itself, though with difficulty, for the next twenty years. In 1889, the financial troubles came to a head, and, as it was thought that the island could be more economically governed in connection with the territories of the British North Borneo Company, the administration was entrusted, from the 1st January, 1890, to the care of the Company, whose principal representative in Borneo was given a commission as Governor of Labuan. This arrange. ment was terminated at the end of 1905, when Sir J. Anderson, Governor of the Straits Settlements, de Carrière. (a) Consul of Belgium at Penang with jurisdiction covering Penang, Province Wellesley, and the States of Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan and Trengganu, Vide 5968/32. (b) The Chinese Consulat Penang with jurisdiction over Province Wellesley and Unfederated Malay States of Kedah and Perlis, Vide 975/34. (e) The Hon. Vice-Consul at Penang with jurisdiction covering the territories of Penang Province Wellesley and the Malay States of Perak, Kedah and Perlis, Vide 4280-35. (d) 1st Class Order of St. Olav. (e) Jurisdiction of Penang Consulate covers Malay States of Perak, Kedah, Perlis and Province Wellesley. was appointed also Governor of Labuan, the island still remaining a separate Colony. On the 1st of January, 1907, Labuan was annexed to the Straits Settlements, and declared part of the settlement of Singapore. On the 1st of December, 1912, the island was constituted a separate Settlement. When the Colony of Labuan was first founded, great hopes of the success of the new settlement were based upon the existence of rich coal deposits in the island, but hitherto the companies formed to develop these coal resources have not met with great success. In 1893, the Central Borneo Company was reconstructed under the name of the New Central Borneo Company, who transferred their undertaking to the Labuan and Borneo Company. This Company, in its turn, was succeeded on the 8th December, 1902, by the Labuan Coalfields Company, Limited, The mines have been closed since the beginning of 1911. Labuan has a fine port (Victoria Harbour), perfectly safe, and easy of access. Vessels drawing 14 feet can go alongside Messrs. Harrisons & Crosfield's wharf. Ships are supplied with water at $1 per ton. Labuan is a market for much of the produce of the neighbouring coasts of Borneo and the Sulu Archipelago, such as sago, para rubber, jelutong and copra, which are forwarded by the Labuan traders to Singapore. Cattle and goats are reared, and over 10,000 acres are estimated to be under cultivation. There is a branch of the Government Post Office Harrisons and Crosfield Savings Bank in Labuan. (Borneo) Ltd. are the local Sub-Agents of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. The currency is that of the Straits Settlements. The inhabitants are chiefly Malays and other natives from Brunei and the mainland of Borneo, and Chinese, the latter being mostly petty traders. There are five Government Schools, viz. :-The Government English School, Town Vernacular Schools for boys and girls, and the Vernacular Schools in Bukit Kallam and Kerupang. In addition there are four private schools, viz. :-St. Anne's School (Roman Catholic Mission), Mrs. Fell's Private School, Chung Hwa School, and Chi Wen School. A reservoir owned by the Government supplies the town of Victoria and shipping with drinking Establishment. Medical Officer, P. E. F. Routley, M.B., B.Ch. Dy. Commissioner of Excise, Labuan, R. W. Jakeman, CHRISTMAS ISLAND. Christmas Island, with an area of 60 square miles, lies in the Indian Ocean, latitude 10° 30' S. and longitude 105° 40′ E., 223 miles S. 8° E. of Java Head, and 529 miles N. 79° E. from the Cocos Islands. It is densely wooded and of irregular shape, about 11 miles long (at the longest point) and about 4 miles wide (at the narrowest point). The climate is healthy with average maximum and minimum temperatures 87°F. and 71 F. There is a prevalent E.S.E. trade wind. The Island has been known to navigators since about the middle of the 17th century. It was formally annexed on the 6th June, 1888, placed under the administration of the Governor of the Straits Settlements in 1889 and incorporated with the Settlement of Singapore in 1900. The Island is administered by a District Officer of the Malayan Civil Service. There is a small force of Sikh Police drafted from the S.S. Police Force. All the inhabitants (mainly Chinese and Malays), with the exception of the District Officer and his staff, are employed by the Christmas Island Phosphate Company, Ltd., registered in London, which works the large natural deposits of phosphate of lime to which the Island owes its importance. In 1923 a wireless station was installed, and the Island is now in direct communication with Singapore. A school was established in 1931, and a teacher supplied by the Government. Population, 1937, 31st December, 1,313 (adult males 1,085, adult females 109, children 119). Expenditure, 1937, $29,405 (including salaries of D.O. and Sikh Police). Imports in 1937, chiefly iron and steel manufactures. Exports consisted solely of phosphates of lime. In 1937, 162,568 tons of phosphates of lime were exported. Japan was the principal buyer with 127,617 tons. The S.S. and F.M.S. bought 110,741 tons of phosphate dust. Shipping :-83,393 tons entered in 1937, and 80,872 tons cleared. British ships totalled 34,827 tons while Japanese ships totalled 26,547 tons, Chinese ships 16,338 tons, Greek ships 3,336 tons and Norwegian ships 2,345 tons. MALAYA: FEDERATED MALAY STATES. The Federated Malay States comprises four States: Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, and Pahang. Perak. Perak is ruled by a dynasty that claims descent from the last Malay Sultan of Malacca. In the 17th century it was overrun by the Achenese, and at some time after 1636 a Johore prince, the husband of a Perak princess, was sent by Acheh to rule it under the title of Sultan Mudzaffar Shah. From 1650 onwards the Dutch endeavoured to get a monopoly of the tin exported from Perak, establishing near the mouth of the Perak river several factories, which the Malays, from time to time, cut off and destroyed. In 1765 the Sultan made a treaty with the Dutch. British influence began early in the 19th century. A treaty with Penang in 1818 secured to British subjects the right to free trade in Perak. In 1825 a British arbitrator settled the boundary between Perak and Selangor. By the Burney Treaty with Siam, in 1826, the independence of Perak and Selangor was recognised, though the Sultan of Perak was permitted to send tribute to Siam if he so desired. In the same year the Sultan ceded to the British the Dindings and the Island of Pangkor as posts for the suppression of piracy, and agreed to rely solely on the protection of Great Britain. From 1872 to 1874 there was almost continuous fighting of more or less severity between rival factions of Chinese in the Larut district where valuable tin deposits had been found. Having regard to the anarchy which prevailed, Sir Andrew Clarke, in 1874, induced the Perak chiefs to sign the Pangkor Treaty (20th January, 1874), and to accept thereby a Resident whose advice should be "asked and acted upon on all questions other than those touching Malay religion and customs." The murder of the first British Resident (Mr. J. W. Birch) in 1875 led to a military expedition and the banishment of the Sultan and some chiefs implicated in the affair. The country soon settled; and the Malay constitution was restored under a Sultan protected by the British Government. In 1935 the Dindings were retroceded to Perak. coast. Selangor. In the 14th century, Klang, which is now a district of Selangor, is said to have been subject to the Javanese Empire of Majapahit. In the next century it was given to a Penghulu of the family of the Bendaharas of old Malacca, and a son of Sultan Mansur Shah (1458-1477 A.D.) of Malacca was made ruler of Jeram, near Langat. During the period of Portuguese ascendency, little is known of the Selangor The Dutch opened factories for the purchase of tin at Kuala Selangor and at Kuala Linggi. In 1718, Daeng Chelak, a Bugis chief, who had married a Johore princess, settled at Kuala Selangor, and about 1780 their descendant was recognised as Sultan Salehu'ddin by the Sultan of Perak. The In 1783, the Dutch blockaded Kuala Selangor, and throne has remained in the same family ever since. forced the Sultan to acknowledge the suzerainty of Holland. In 1818, the Sultan of Selangor made a commercial treaty with the East India Company at Penang. of Selangor, and pirates ravaged the coastal trade. In 1874 anarchy prevailed amongst the Malay chiefs The Sultan's difficulties were such that he was glad to accept a British Resident and to come under the protection of Great Britain. Negri Sembilan. This confederation of " Nine States " consists of the four major States of Sungei Ujong, Jelebu, Johol, and Rembau, and the five minor States of Ulu Muar, Jempul, Terachi, Gunong Pasir, and Inas. Sungai Ujong is mentioned in a Javanese poem in 1365 as being subject to the Javanese Empire of Majapahit. In the 15th century it was ruled by Chiefs of the old kingdom of Malacca. Nearly all the Malay inhabitants of the "Nine States " are descended from immigrants from Minangkabau in Sumatra. Portuguese accounts prove that this immigration had begun in the 16th century. The original Malay federation consisted of Sungei Ujong, Klang (now a district of Selangor), Jelebu, Rembau, Naning (now part of Malacca), Segamat (now in Johore), Pasir Besar (also in Johore, its place having been taken by Johol), 6 U as the age overnment under the Governor of the Straits Settlements. The title of this post was later altered to Chief Secretary to Government. Cautnority. A considerable volume of financial provision has been transferred to State control but there is still a common purse from which block grants are made to each constituent State for its annual needs. The objective |