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SELANGOR
1917. Of wolfram 3,700 piculs were exported. The Malayan Collieries, Ltd., is now at work at Rantau Panjang, and turned out 168,740 tons of coal in 1918. The quality of the coal is reported to be satisfactory. A branch railway has been constructed to the mine.
There is frequent and regular communication, by means of coasting steamers, between the Straits Settlements and Selangor, and from Kuala Lumpur a system of cart and bridle roads extends to the boundaries of Perak, Negri Sembilan and Pahang. A metre gauge railway line, connecting Kuala Lumpur with Klang (a distance of 21 miles 14 chains) was formally opened by Sir F. Weld, then Governor of the Straits Settlements, on the 15th Sept., 1886, and an extension, Kuala Lumpur to Kuala Kubu, was opened on the 6th October, 1894. Branches now extend in all directions, and the main trunk line passes through Selangor. Port Swettenham is the terminus of the railway on Klang Straits, and wharves have been constructed there, capable of accommodating ocean-going steamers. The number of merchant vessels, other than native craft, enter- ing the port in 1918 was 955 (of which 946 were British) against 1,258 in 1916. There entered 130 ocean-going steamers against 165 in 1917.
Telegraph lines connect Selangor with the other States in the Malay Peninsula; telephones are established throughout the State, and postal and telegraph offices are to be found in all the towns and principal villages.
The State revenue in 1918 amounted to $24,455,790 against $23,948,757 in 1917, and the expenditure to $16,167,911 against $14,920,428 in 1917. The balance of assets over liabilities was $47,328,703. Trade statistics were as follow:-
Imports.......... Exports...
1917 $37,277,425
.101,830,247
1918
$36,849,355 79,718,369
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT
Sultan-H. H. Sir ALA'IDIN SULEIMAN SHAH BIN ALMERHUM, RAJA MUSA, K.C.M.G.
British Resident-A. H. LEMON
HOUSEHOLD OF H. H. THE SULTAN Malay Secretary-Tenku Bahadar bin
Sultan Suleiman
Clerk-Ismail bin Soloh Dato' Bantara Kiri
Penghulu Bali-Inche Mohamed bin Awal Penghulu Dalam-Ismal bin Yahya
ORANG-ORANG BESAR
Dato' Stia de Raja-Inche Abdul Razak
bin Haji Abdul Gani, M.C.
Penggawa Muda-Ibrahim bin Amin Shah-Bandar-Haji Ali bin Shahandar
Mohamed Saleh
Marajah Lela-Inche Abdullah bin Haji
Abdul Gani
To'Amar Penghulu Isti adat-Mohamed
Aminbin Wan Mohamed'Syed
PEGAWAI-PEGAWAI SHARAK Kathi Raja Haji Osman Naib Kathi Haji Abdue Hamid (Kuala Lumpur), Haji Mohamed Ghouse (Klang), Raja Itam bin Raja Jafa (Kuala Langat), Haji Abdul Hamid (Ulu Langat), Haji Mohamed Khatib (Kuala Selangor), Haji Mohamed Yasib (Ulu Selangor)
KUALA LUMPUR
RESIDENCY AND SECRETARIAT
British Resident--A. H. Lemon Secretary to Resident-C. W. Harrison Asst. do.
-F. N. H. Mather
AUDITOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE
Auditor-General-C. B. Mills (acting) Chief Clerk-H. Tet Shyn
COURTS
Magistrates-A. W. Just, W. Pryde and A.
G. Norkill
Bailiff and Auctioneer-Haji Abu Bakar Chief Clerk-V. K. Pillay
1st Clerk-N. T. Veerappa Pillay
OFFICE OF SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS, FEDERATED MALAY STATES Sec. for Chinese Affairs-W. T. Chapman
(acting)
Clerk and Translator-Tang Po Cho
CHINESE SECRETARIAT, SELANGOR AND NEGRI SEMBILAN Protector of Chinese-W. T. Chapman (atg.)