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risen from 230,090, in 1891, to 313,763 on the 1st March, 1899. The Chinese have increased enormously, and there are 491,313 males of all races to only 184,825 females. In the last decade the Natives of India have increased from 20,177 to 52,501. The Federated Malay States spent, in 1900, on Government Hospitals and Government Surgeons, a sum of $600,000. Beyond this, they built and equipped a Laboratory and Institution for Patho- logical research, and selected a highly qualified specialist.
DIRECTORY
Acting Resident-Gl.-- W.H. Treachar, c.M.G. Acting Secretary to Resident-General
J. R. O. Aldworth
(absent)
Assistant Secretary---O. Marks Acting do. C. W. H. Cochrane, do Shorthand Writer-R. G. Evans
Chief Clerk
Second do.
Record do. —E. A. Reutes
Third do.
Fourth do.
A. P. Cropley
G. S. Fernando
Extra do. -G. J. Collins
Do. do.
W. J. Piach and Grenier
Malay Writer-Ahmadbin S. MohamedTait Judicial Commissioner-L. C. Jackson, K.C. Clerk to do. E. J. A. van Geyzel
Legal Adviser-T. H. Kershaw
Acting do.
Clerk to do.
-F. Belfield
-V. A. Pinto
Acting Secretary to the High Commis-
sioner-L. S. P. Wolferstan
Clerk to do. --P. B. de Roza (Singapore) Accountant and Anditor--R. D. Hewett Chief Clerk-N. Grenier
Director Public Works-F. St. G. Caulfield Clerk-Chow Ah Jim
General Manager F.M.S. Railways - C.
Edwin Spooner
Protector of Labour--T. H. Hill
Supat. Govt. Experimental Plantations
S. Arden
Chief Forest Officer-A. Burn-Murdoch
MALAY STATES GUIDES
Comdt.-Lt.-Cl. R. S. F. Walker, c.M.G.(abt.) Acting do. -Major A. S. Vanrenen Second-in-command-Major A.S. Vanrenen Acting do. -Capt. H. S. Ainslie
Commissioner of Lands and Mines-A. T. | Wing Commander-Capt. H. S. Ainslie
D. Berrington
Clerk to do. —A. Emanuel
Comsnr. of Police--Capt. H. L. Talbot (abt.) Acting do. --W. W. Douglas
Clerk to Commisr, of Police-B. C. Doral
Adjutant Lt. T. C. Hincks
Wing Officer-A. McD. Graham
Do.
Do.
Do.
Inspector of Prisons-Lieut.-Colonel R. S.
Do.
Do.
Acting do.
Major A. S. Vanrenen
F. Walker, C.M.G. (absent)
Clerk to do. -C. R. Rozello
Inspector of Schools-J. Driver
Secty, for Chinese Affairs---G. T. Hare(abt.) Assistant
(lo. -G. M. Pountney
Chinese Translator-Tong Kwok In
Director Institute for Medical Research—
Dr. H. Wright
Secretary to the High Commissioner—J.
R. O. Aldworth (Singapore)
-H. W. D. Adam
--Lt. T. C. Hincks
--Capt. J. D. Ballie Hamilton
Capt. J. C. Rivid
--J. McKeon
Medical Officer-J. A. Legge
Armourer-W. Field
Assistant do. -J. F. Heal
Subadar Major- Khuas
Subadars-Alla Singh, Jewalla Singh,
Gurdet Singh
Chief Clerk-W. E. Siddons
Financial Clerk-C. Cheang Chuah Second do. -V. Venngopal
Munshi-Syed Abul Hassan
PAHANG
The state of Pahang lies between Tringganu and Johore, and extends along the eastern side of the peninsula from 2 deg. 40 min. to 4 deg. 35 min. N., its coast line being about 130 miles in length. The area of the state is estimated at 10,000 square miles, and its principal river, which drains a large extent of country, is known by the same name. The river Pahang is, however, owing to its shallowness, navigable for small craft only. The country is sparsely populated, there being, according to the census of 1898, 80,000 inhabitants against the census of 1891, when there were 57,402 inhabitants, of whom about 50,527 were Malays.
The capital of the state is Pekan, a town situated a few miles from the mouth of the river Pahang, where is also the seat of Government. The state is under British
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