Annual report of the Forest Department for the year 1934, [1936], [1937], [1938]

Jesselton, North Borneo: printed at the Government Printing Office, 1935-39. 4 vols., folio, pp. [2], 22; 34; 42; [2], ii, 50; 2 folding maps, 7 folding tables, tables in the text; original printed green paper-covered boards backed in cloth, ex-Oregon Agricultural College with bookplate, pressure stamp on title page, pocket inside back cover, bold accession numbers and sticker at top of the boards; one map slightly miscreased else internally fine; overall good and sound. "North Borneo (usually known as British North Borneo, also known as the State of North Borneo) was a British protectorate in the northern part of the island of Borneo, which is present day Sabah. The territory of North Borneo was originally established by concessions of the Sultanates of Brunei and Sulu in 1877 and 1878 to a German-born representative of Austria-Hungary, a businessman and diplomat, Gustav Overbeck. "North Borneo produced timber for export; along with agriculture this industry remained the main economic resource for the British in Borneo. As the population was too small to effectively serve the economy, the British sponsored various migration schemes for Chinese workers from Hong Kong and China to work in the European plantations, and for Japanese immigrants to participate in the economic activities of North Borneo. The starting of World War II with the arrival of Japanese forces however brought an end to protectorate administration, with the territory placed under a military administration and then designated as a crown colony" (Wikipedia). Contains financial and economic information on the various forest reserves, timber production, timber markets, inspections, licences, jungle produce, landscape gardening, silvaculture, and amazing lists of native trees - some 140 of them. Issues for 1936-38 with the imprint of Sandakan, North Borneo: printed at the Government Printing Office by A. J. Pereira. OCLC locates holdings at Cambridge, Yale, Stanford and UCLA. Item #64037

Price: $650.00