221 



The crop on the whole was a good one, with the exception of 

 Segama and Tuaran, damaged by flood and rain, and Kaningau 

 where pig and deer are said to have committed extensive ravages. 

 On Banguey Island, with a population oT 700, the crop was an entire 

 failure and Government had to come to the assistance of the people 

 who were theatened with starvation. 



Coconuts. 



Production is steadily increasing, the export of copra being 7,700 

 pikuls against 5,200 in 1909. The cultivation is principally on the 

 East Coast, but there are indications that it will receive attention also 

 on the West Coast. 



Cotton. 



The results obtained by the Kultur Syndicate have been disappoint- 

 ing. The West Coast native crop was very slightly below that of 

 1909. 

 Sago. 



Sago, like rice, suffered from lack of attention, a large number of 

 workers having sought employment on Estates. The Membakut 

 factory closed down. 



Market Produce. 



The production of vegetables, pigs, and fruit has received a 

 stimulus from the opening of the Estates, and many fresh allotments 

 have been taken up, especially in Beaufort and Membakut. 



General. 



The Resident of the Interior urges the suitability of the Kaningau 

 district for a stock farm. Such an undertaking should prove very 

 paying if attention were confined to a local market within the State. 

 Some 5^000 beasts were imported, mostly for slaughter, and there 

 seems no good reason why these should not all have been grown in 

 the country. 



METEOROLOGICAL. 



Rainfall returns were submitted by eight Government Stations 

 and twelve Estates. The largest rainfall was recorded by Kaningau, 

 with 182.58 inches, rain falling on 1 56 days. This record, if a correct 

 one, is evidence of an exceptionally wet year. Second in order is 

 Kudat with 168.98 inches, followed by Bongawan Estate with 149,04 

 inches and Bongon Estate, Marudu Bay, with 146 inches. The lowest 

 rainfall was recorded on Sapong Estate, 63.07 inches falling on 229 

 days, while Melalap, situated halfway between Sapong and Kaningau, 

 reports 63.91 inches on 182 days. 



On the East Coast, Sandakan reports 123.22 inches on 209 days, 

 and Tawao 95.15 inches on 160 days. There has hitherto been no 

 systematic compilation of the Meteorological returns of the various 

 parts of the State, the only record of real value being a graphic table 



