colonial office correspondence relating to brunei 'destroyed under

(Continued)DOCUMENTNUMBERDATERECEIVEDIN CODESCRIPTION49381 10.10.1917 ITC: ditto: has been unable to secure freightspace: asks that representations be made inproper quarters: urges that Bd Agri be induced torecommend BoT that cutch should be importedfor curing of fishing nets etc.49889 10.10.1917 ITC ditto: has heard from BoT direct: desires toimport 100 tons a month for curing of fishingnets, in addition to 100 tons a month for whichspace is already allotted.51203 18.10.1917 Ministry of Shipping: cutch importation into UK:... ITC have written direct to SoS and copies oftheir letters have been sent to the Far East LinesCommittee for investigation. Liners from Far Eastlifted 33 tons cutch in September.15381 28.03.1918 HM Petroleum Executive: grant of oil concessionsin Protected States: proposes to hold meeting todiscuss.17987 13.04.1918 Petroleum Executive: concessions held by BBPS:enquiry (last, HC 14046; next, HC 25302).46839 28.09.1918 Brunei Rubber and Land Company: release of LGLee from military service. Requests assistance inobtaining the ... as estate will be deprived of allEuropean supervision at the end of the year.ANNOTATIONThe matter now disappears; so presumably the ITCgot their way at last – a lesson in persistence.As mentioned in the introduction, Brunei remained aBritish Protectorate for slightly more than ninety-fiveyears, between September 1888 and the end of 1983.The BRLC ran Labu estate in the isolated TemburongDistrict of Brunei. See also, MO 41099/1916(supra).Lee was assistant manager of the estate (SSD1916, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923), subsequentlybecoming Manager of the same (SSD 1925, 1926,1927; please note that SSD 1913–1915 and 1918–1919 are not available to the present writer; the BRLCdoes not appear in SSD 1924; and Lee is not listed inSSD 1928, 1929, 1930). Along with his wife, Lee was(Continued on next page)