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THE NEGRI SEMBILAN
Jelebu, Kuala Pilah, and Tampin. Seremban is the head office, where the Resident and heads, of departments reside. Heads of departments are for the whole state and thus a double staff is saved, as had two states remained alone it would have been necessary, as the Negri Sembilan developed, to make further appointments of European officers. The political affinity of the States is undoubted, and the same tribal ́and customary laws exist in both, together with the system of the election of the Chiefs.
Sungei Ujong and Jelebu have together an area of about 1,200 square miles, and a range of hills in the north attain a height of about 3,800 feet, the slopes of which have been pronounced by Ceylon planters as most suitable for the cultivation of coffee, cocoa, &c. On the lower ground, nearer the coast, tapioca is successfully cultivated. Tin mining is carried on to a considerable extent. The river Linggi is the only consider- able stream in the state, and was formerly navigable for upwards of 40 miles from its mouth. The principal town of Sungei Ujong is Seramban. The port of Sungei Ujong was opened on the 1st September, 1884, at Pengkalan Kompas on the Linggi river, at å distance of about seven miles from the mouth of the river, and a well laid-out town has sprung up. Port Dickson (district and port) lies south-west of Seremban, and promises to become of some importance. The harbour has from eleven to fifteen fathoms of water and is well sheltered. A railway connecting it with Seremban was opened in July, 1891. The line has greatly facilitated tradic. There is class road from Pengkalan Kompas to the Residency at Seremban, and thence on to Pantai, a distance altogether of about 31 miles, Pantai being 8 miles from the seat of Government and leading to the coffee estates on Bukit Berembun, which are in a flourishing state. To these, a distance of 13 miles, a cart road has been constructed. A cart road from Seremban to Setul, 9 miles distant, and extending to Bernang, 6 miles further on the Selangor border, has been made, and has opened up an extensive and rich tin mining district, which is being rapidly taken up by the Chinese, who are the real wealth producers of the country, as elsewhere in the native states. Communication with Malacca is kept up by subsidized steam-launches, and a cart road from the state to Lubok ́ Chiña in Malacca (five miles) was completed in 1885. The revenue in 1897 was $572,546 and the expenditure $607,313.
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DIRECTORY
MEMBERS OF THE STATE COUNCIL.
President His Highness Tunku Mohamed bin Al Morham. Tunku Antal, Yam Tuan Besar of Sri Menanti, c.M.G.
Member-The Dato Penghulu of Johol
(Dato Beginda Tan Amas Prosey)
Do.
Member-The British Resident
Do.
-The Dato Klana Petra of Sungei
Do.
Ujong (The Dato Bandar
acting Klana)
Do.
Do.
The Dato Penghulu of Jelebu
Do.
Do.
The Dato Penghulu of Rembau
BRITISH RESIDENCY
British Resident--E. W. Birch
Chief Clerk –C. St. Maria
Second do. -F. A. Monteiro Third do.-Khor Sin Huat
Fourth do.-F. do Rozario
Malay Writer-Mohamed Yassin
COURTS
Judge-The British Resident Magistrate-C. E. M. Desborough Clerk of Courts--C. C. do Rozario Chinese Interpreter--Soh Swee Lin Tamil
-S. M. Poniah
do.
-Tunku Muda Hakim of Sri
Menanti
--The Ruler of Tampin (Tunku
Dewa)
-The Dato Muda of Linggi
Captain Lee Chin Sam
DISTRICT OFFICE, PORT DICKSON District Officer--C. D. Bowen Chief Clerk- E. J. A. Van Geyzel Second do. Koh Seng Yeow
Chief Clerk, Land Office-J. D. Rozario Customs Clerk, Lukut--Raja Kader
Do. Pasir Panjang-Raja Abusamah Do. Penghalan Kempas-Md. Dris Weighing Clerk--P. Zuzarte Chinese Interpreter--Lim Chin Chuan Tamil do. -J. Jacob
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Inspector of Schools-C. E. M. Desborough Visiting Teacher-Mohammud Usoop