PAHANG
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The capital of the State is Kuala Lipis, situated at the mouth of the Lipis river, -where is also the seat of Government. The State is under British protection, and in August, 1888, the Sultan, acting under the advice of the Sultan of Johore, applied for a British Resident to assist in the administration of the country, which request was acceded to in October of that year.
The predominant rock is slate, but granite, sandstone, limestone, quartz, and schist abound, while traces of volcanic action at some remote age are shown by tlie presence of basalt, tráchyte, etc. As regards its mineralogy the State has always possessed a high reputation for its product of gold and tin. Though during recent periods these have been but little sought, the wonderful old gold workings discovered by Messrs. Knaggs and Gower show that the State must, at some very remote time, have been well known and populated. Gold is worked on a large scale at Raub by the Raub Australian Mining Company, and on a small scale elsewhere by Chinese and Malays. The Pahang Consolidated Company, Ltd., have large tin mines at Sungei Lembing in the Kuantan district, and there is much tin mining in the Bentong-Raub and at Gambong in the Kuantan district.
The revenue for 1919 amounted to $2,918,942 and the expenditure to $3,146,888. The administrative expenditure has. in the past, exceeded the income, and the State on December 31, 1919, owed $:0,020,252 to other States of the Federation. The country promises soon to emerge from its backward condition. This backwardness was due chiefly to the lack of proper means of communication. The indebtedness incurred by the State is represented by public improvements that are going to prove of a remunerative character in years to come. Excellent roads have been constructed, opening up land for planting and aiding prospecting for minerals. All the principal towns are now connected by telegraph or telephone, and the New Trunk Railway, which is to connect the F.M.S. system with the Siamese Railways, is already in an advanced stage, having reached Padang Tungku, six miles north of Kuala Lipis, from the southern junction at Gemas. When this line is completed it will be possible to travel by rail from Singapore to Bangkok through Kelantan.
The quantity of copra exported during 1919 was 4,495 piculs as against 2,617 piculs in 1918. The exports of rubber were valued at $4,364,720 in 1919, as against $2,188,231 in 1918. The export of tin and tin-ore, viz., 72,717 piculs, showed an increase in quantity of 3,093 1 icals, but a decrease in value of $1,164,847 on that for the year 1918. The output of gold at Raub was 15,278 ounces.
Imports in 1919 were valued at $5,756,275 against $2,558,109 in 1918, and exports at $11,780,584 against $10,868,271 in 1918.
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT
Sultan-His Highness ABDULLAH IBINI ALMERHUM SULTAN ALMAD
British Resident-Hon. Major C. W. C. Parr, O.B.E. (on leave), Hon. Mr. W. D.
Scott (acting)
Malay Secretary to His Highness-Abu Bakar bin Imam Prang
COUNCIL OF STATE
His Highness Sultan Abdullah ibini Al- merhum Sultan Almad, President (Sultan of Pahang)
The British Resident
Tungku Suleiman ibini Almerhum Sultan
Ahmad-The Tungku Besar
The Dato Mahraja Perba of Jelai Imam Prang Indera Stia Raja Che Ungku Wan Mohamed Salleh Orang Kaya Indera Shahbandar Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan