I regret to have to report that! our field foreman, Mr. Yashke, German by nationality, unfortunately suecombed to a severe attack of malaria, I wish here to express the board's sympathy with his relatives in their sad. bereavement.
There were also a few fatalities amongst our labour force, but health conditions generally at Rantjah Sir-be considered quite satisfactory.
Reference to these concessions will not be complete without recording our thanks for the assistance and Support accorded to us freely and willingly by H. E. the Resident of S. E. Borneo, the director general the mining department at Bandoes, and the other officials of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Government.
Timber Operations Suspended 'As reported at our last annual toeeting, our timber mill Samarinda has entirely suspended operations. 'There have been' enquiries for the purchase of our undertaking at Samarinda and Shanghai, but no concrete offer has yet been made.
Rubber working account for the year ended October 31, 1934, shows profit of $137,723.23, which has. been transferred to the general profit and loss account. The total ex-
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