Annual report on Brunei / Colonial Office.

  • Colonial Office
Date:
[1949]
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Credit: Annual report on Brunei / Colonial Office. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Weekly Fairs. Weekly Fairs were held regularly in different places and days in each district. All the Fairs were fairly well supported and attended. Distribution was as follows:— Brunei • • • • • • 19 Fairs Muara • • • • • • 2 ” Tutong • • • • • • 2 ” Belait • • • • • • Administration. Nil Mr. H. Ritchings, Malayan Agricultural Service, officiated as State Agricultural Officer until 8th February 1949 when he was Telieved by Inche Hamidoon bin Awang Damit, Brunei Adminis¬ trative Service, who acted for the remainder of the year. The cadre of the subordinate staff was increased to 12 by new appointments of two Malay Agricultural Subordinates after the completion of their training at the College of Agriculture, Serdang, on June 28th. (b) Fisheries. General. Dr. C. F. Hickling, Fisheries Adviser to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, visited Brunei in June 1946 and made proposals to start a Fisheries Department in Brunei, as a result of which Mr. E. Banks, Fisheries Officer for Sarawak, visited Brunei early in 1949 and it was decided to form a joint Fisheries Department for Brunei and Sarawak. An Admiralty 75 foot Motor Fishing Vessel of 89 tons gross register was purchased. This vessel was built at Sandhaven, Fraserborough, and is fitted wfith a 120 14.P. Blackstone engine, with accommodation for a Master-Fisherman and a crew of twelve. An Elliot and Garwood Winch and Beecles Coiler are pro¬ vided for Danish Seining. On 1st April, 1949, Mr. E. H. Weigall was appointed Fishery Officer, Brunei. Owing to shortage of accommodation and lack of ice in Brunei it was not possible to commence operating immediately from there; it was therefore decided to start from Kuala Belait where some ice was obtainable and where accom¬ modation was available for the Fishery Officer. Kuala Belait river being typical of most rivers which enter the open sea possesses a bar which was too shallow for the .M.F.v s. use and it was therefore decided to transfer the shallow draft fishing vessel from Sarawak together with its Master- Fisherman to Kuala Belait whilst the M.F.V. was receiving a thorough overhaul in Sarawak. Fishing from Kuala Belait commenced on 7th June, 1949, and continued until early in November when the Master-Fisher¬ man was recalled to Sarawak. In November news was received that Mr. J. K. Corrigan had been engaged as Master-Fisherman for Brunei and he duly
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