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tity of tin exported from Malacca yearly is 16,277 piculs, of which 4,277 piculs is from the Company's territory, 7,000 from Sungei Ujong, and 5,000 from Lukut. There are about 4,600 miners at Lukut, and Sungei Ujong, and 3,400 in the Company's territory. The mines are generally excavated in the swampy flats at the base of hills, from six to twenty feet deep, following the streams of ore, which will run to the distance of two or three miles. These exca- vations are called by the natives Limbongan. The excavations made by the Malays are inferior to those dug by the Chinese as they are too lazy to work the layers which lie deep.
Population of Malacca taken in the month of April 1847.
| 1846. | 1847. | |
|---|---|---|
| Christians, | 2,700 | 2,784. |
| Malays, | 33,161 | 33,473. |
| Chinese, | 9,414 | 10,589 |
| Arabs, | 177 | 195. |
| Battas, | 329 | 387. |
| Hindus, | 1,082 | 1,023. |
| Chulias, | 5,048 | 5,454. |
| Siamese, | 31 | 35. |
| Bengalese, | 179 | 199. |
| Javanese, | 173 | 313. |
| Bugese, | 178 | 248. |
| Balese, | 11 | 46. |
| Caffres, | 45 | 50. |
| Convicts, | 185 | 199. |
| Total, | 52,713 | 54,995. |
Malacca, August, 1847
