British North Borneo (Chartered) Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Malaysia
Sectors:
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
International trading inc chartered companies activities
Notes:
Formed in 1881 by royal charter to acquire concessions on territories in North Borneo granted from the 1860s by the Sultans of Brunei and Sulu. Developed trade in wide range of commodities including gutta percha, timber, tobacco, rubber, etc. Established infrastructure to make this possible, eg railways, roads, harbour and a state bank. 1946, with the business in difficulties, the British government assumed control of its territories and administered them as a colony
Publications:
- A Gambling Style of Government. The establishment of the chartered trading company's rule in Sabah by Black, Ian
- Administration and Development of North Borneo by the British North Borneo Chartered Company, 1881-1902 by Tregonning, Kennedy G
- Chartering of the British North Borneo Co by Galbraith, John S
- Decade in Borneo by Pryer, Ada, & Susan Morgan (ed)
- Interlocking directorship and transnational linkages within the British empire, 1900-1930 by Brayshay, Mark, Mark Cleary & John Selwood
- Under Chartered Company Rule. North Borneo, 1881-1946 by Tregonning, Kennedy G
Groups:
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Malaysia
Sectors:
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland International trading inc chartered companies activities
Notes:
Formed in 1881 by royal charter to acquire concessions on territories in North Borneo granted from the 1860s by the Sultans of Brunei and Sulu. Developed trade in wide range of commodities including gutta percha, timber, tobacco, rubber, etc. Established infrastructure to make this possible, eg railways, roads, harbour and a state bank. 1946, with the business in difficulties, the British government assumed control of its territories and administered them as a colonyPublications:
- A Gambling Style of Government. The establishment of the chartered trading company's rule in Sabah by Black, Ian
- Administration and Development of North Borneo by the British North Borneo Chartered Company, 1881-1902 by Tregonning, Kennedy G
- Chartering of the British North Borneo Co by Galbraith, John S
- Decade in Borneo by Pryer, Ada, & Susan Morgan (ed)
- Interlocking directorship and transnational linkages within the British empire, 1900-1930 by Brayshay, Mark, Mark Cleary & John Selwood
- Under Chartered Company Rule. North Borneo, 1881-1946 by Tregonning, Kennedy G