1926

1.354
THE EAST COAST OF SUMATRA
the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, the Nederlandsche HandeM
Maatschapprj, the Nederlandsch-Indische Handelsbank, the Nederlandsch-Indisch™
Escompto Maatschappij, and Uniebank voor Nederland en Kolonien—have theirfn
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 housed
of business, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Malay, Bombay and Kling shops, etc.
The port of Belawan (Deli), on the Belawan River, is in communication with Medanj
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 Koetai
Radja (Atcheen) and to the south, via Tebing Tinggi, with Tandjoeng Balei (Asahan)
and Pematang Siantar. Other important ports are those of Pangkalan Brandan,j
Tandjoeng Poera, Tandjoeng-Balei, Bengkalis, Bagan Api Api and Laboean Bilik. j
The population under this Government numbered in November, 1920, 7,882
Europeans, 1,042,930 natives, and 146,742 other Orientals—a total of 1,197,554, as
compared with 830,202 in 1915 and 568,417 in 1905.
DIRECTORY
Governor’s Office—Medan
Governor of the East Coast of Sumatra—
C. J. van Kempen
Assistant Resident—J. J. F. Pino
Secretary—J. J. Bosch
Controller—S. Bouman
Chief Clerks—A. Neijhoff, J. S. Bax, R. F.
de Lizer, E. J. Enkoroma Coffie, J. Groe-
nendijk, Mohd. Hadjerat gelar Soetan
Maleka, E. A. Muller, J. A. P. Doornik,
Miss W. M. Fliers
Administrative Depts. of the Govt.
East Coast of Sumatra
Assist. Resident—R. T. Koppenol
Controller—W. Roos
Administratief Ambtenaar — C. Lion
Cachet
Gezaghebber—M. de Vries
Chief Clerk—J. M. Ferdinandus
Clerk—Mevr. C. Van Tyn
Beneden Deli, Medan
Controller, Medan—M. Ruychaver
Controller, Loboehan Deli—J. de Ridder
Chief Clerk—Tengkoe Djafar
Boven Deli, Amhemia
Controller—C. J. Batenburg
Clerk—Tengkoe Long
Serdang, Loeboeq Pakam
fd. Controller—M. Wijzenbeck
Assist. Controller—W. A. G. Perks
Gezaghebber—M. de Vries
Chief Clerk—J. Panggabean
Clerk—Tengkoe Ibrahim
Padang en Bedagei, Tebing Tinggi
Controller—J. F. Mirandolle
Adm. Ambtenaar—L. Fontijne
Chief Clerk—J. N. Souhoka
Clerk—Aminoedin
Langkat, Tandjoeng Poera
Assist. Resident—A. Ph. van Aken
Chief Clerk—A. A. Scharff
Boven Langkat, Bindjei
Controller—B. Korn
Chief Clerk—D. Crawfurd
Clerk — Abdul Djalil gelar Maharadja i
Soetan
Pankalan Brandan
Controller—J. J. Mendelaar
Asahan, Tandjoeng Balei
Assist. Resident—A. Ph. van Aken
Assist. Controller—G. Topzand
Chief Clerk—Malik Soleiman
Batoe Bahra, Laboean Roekoe
Controller—H. van der Wal
Clerk—Toeloes
Laboean Batoe, Laboean Bili
fd. Controller—1 h. J. Deijs
Huip Gezaghebber—A. de Vries and A. C j
Haijer
Chief Clerk—W. Saidi Siahaan
Simeloengoen en de Karolanden,
Pematang Siantar
Assist. Resident—H. E. K. Ezerman
Controller—S. P. J. Ably
Chief Clerk—N. J. Wattimena
Clerk — Mohamad Noer gelar Soetan
Maharadjo
Karolanden, Kaban Djahe
Controller—M. Brouwer
Adm. Ambtenaar—C. Lion Cachet
Bengkalis
Assist. Resident—Th. W. Grondijs
Controllers—W. H. J. Cambier van Nooten
and J. A. J. Metz
Adm. Ambtenaar—J. J. Hartstra
Chief Clerk—L. Neyendorf