SUNGEI UJONG-SELANGOR
HILL & RATHBORNE, Planters, Agents,
and Contractors
T. Heslop Hill A. B. Rathborne
G. Cumming, assistant
V. R. Wickwar, superdt. estate C. M. Cumming, do.
H. d'E. Darby,
do.
STRAITS TRADING COMPANY, Seremban
J. W. Gunn, manager
Agency
Jelebu Mining Company, Limited
SUNGEI UJONG CLUB
Committee-Thé Resident (president), E. A. O. Travers, J. W. Günn, H. W. Bathurst (hon. secretary) H. Vane (hon. treasurer)
JELEBU.
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Penghulu Syed Ali bin Zein Al Jufri Act. Collector and Magistrate-F. C. White Assistant
-J. L. Hennessey
do
Clerk-Chong Fah
Medical Superintendent-E. A. O. Travers Dresser and Vaccinator-J. C. A. Dias
JELEBU MINING COMPANY
J. W. Gunn, manager
Seng Bee, storekeeper
Strait Trading Co., agents
JELEBU MINING AND TRADING CO., LD.
W. Dunman, manager
L. W. Money, assistant manager H. Brett
Seng Soon, storekeeper
Huttenbach Bros. & Co., agents, S'pore
SELANGOR
The protected native state of Selangor, containing a total area of about 3,000 square miles, lies on the western coast of the Malay Peninsula, and is bounded by the protected native states of Perak on the north, and Sungie Ujong on the south, extending inland to the mountains in the centre of the peninsula, which divide it from Pahang and Jelebu.
The Government consists of the Sultan, advised by the British Resident, who is directly responsible to the Governor of the Straits Settlements, and assisted by the State Council. The State is divided into the following six Districts:-1. Kwala Lumpur, the central district where the Residency and principal Government Offices are situated, and which also contains the richest tin mines that have yet been developed. 2. Klang, the principal port, situated about 14 miles from the mouth of the Klang River. 3.-Kuala Langat, an agricultural district, in which the Sultan resides. 4.-Kwala Selangor, containing the most important fisheries in the State. 5.-Ulu Langat, an inland mining district on the borders of Sungie Ujong. 6.-Ulu Selangor, a district adjoining Perak, containing much valuable mining land, as yet comparatively undeveloped.
Each District is under the charge of a European District Officer, from whom the Native Penghulus (in charge of the mukims into which each District is subdivided) receive instructions. The law and procedure administered in the Courts are practically the same as those in the Colony of the Straits Settlements. The decisions of the Magistrates are subject to revision by the Resident, and again by the Sultan in Council. The Police Force consists of a superintendent, two European inspectors, and 629 nativo non-commissioned officers and men, chiefly Malay.
According to a census taken during the year 1884 the total population of the State amounted to 46,568 persons, and in 1889 was estimated at 97,106, of whom 73,155 are Chinese, 21,584 Malays, 1,261 Indians, 950 Sarkeis (aboriginal tribes), and 156 Europeans.
The principal industry of the State, and from which it derives the largest portion of its revenue, is alluvial tin mining, on which a duty is charged of $12 per bhara (three piculs). The export in 1889 amounted to 182,236 piculs.
In addition to its mineral resources, the State, however, possesses large tracts of land well adapted for agricultural purposes, and the recent removal of restrictions on the free importation of Indian coolies into the Protected Native States renders it possible for European planters to obtain cheap labour and to open estates on a large scale. Small plantations of Coffee, Cocoa, and Pepper have already been successfully commenced, and Rice, Sugar, and other roducts of the Peninsula under native cultivation are doing well in various par of the State, and to encourage pioneer planters, large grants of land have recently been made, on special terms, for the planting of sago, pepper, and gambier.