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FEDERATED MALAY STATES-PERAK
POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT Director-C. H. Allin
Accountant-T. A. Melville
Assist. do. W. H. Green and S. C.
Colomb
Supts.-S. G. Hobson (Perak), R. R. Bullmore (Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Pahang)
Assist. Supts.-E. A. Staines, H. J. Harris, F. Blackwell, T. Latham, J. Firth and H. M. Bright
Tel. Engineer-C. G. Cadman Assist. Tel. Engineers-D. B. Evans, J. C. Fuller, V. C. H. Buckell, W. R. Dowse, E. Gregson, A. G. Tremain, W. C. Galloway, G. F. Morice (seconded for service in Johore), A. H. Carson Stores Supt.-R. G. Bennett Works Supt.-S. J. Cooper
SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS, F.M.S.
TRADE AND CUSTOMS Government Offices-Kuala Lumpur Commissioner, Trade and Customs, F.M,S
-C. N. Maxwell
Deputy Commissioner, F.M.S.-Major S. C.
Raffles, O.B.E.
Deputy Commissioner, F.M.S.-J. E. Mar-
wood
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, F.M.S.
Administrative Branch
Treasurer, F.M.S.-C. S. Alexandra (actg.) Assistant Treasurer, F.M.S.-H. G. R.
Leonard (acting)
Accounting Office
Accountant-M. Pounampalam (acting) Special class clerk-Zong Hoy Chong
Secy. for Chinese Affairs-W. T. Chapman Clerks, class I-R. Muthusamy, R. A.
Clerk and translator-Chan Kam Ming
SURVEY DEPARTMENT, F.M.S. and S.S. Surveyor-General, F.M.S.-V. A. Low-
inger
Assistant-Surveyor-Gen.-C. J. Perkins
Spykerman, A. van Dort and others
Assistant Treasurer's Office, F.M.S. Special, class I-Vong Lean Choy and
L. A. Gomes II--J. L. do Rozario and others
Do.
PERAK
Perak, the premier State of the Federated Malay States, is on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula, and lies between Kedah on the north and Selangor on the south. The coast-line is about 90 miles in extent; the greatest length of the State, in a north and south direction, is 150 miles, and the breadth, in an east and west direction, 90 miles. It is estimated to contain 7,875 square miles; that is to say, it is about the size of Yorkshire and Lancashire together. The soil is suitable for the cultivation of rubber, rice, coconuts, coffee robusta, spices of all kinds, sugar, and grasses from which essential oils are extracted.
The State is well watered by numerous streams and rivers, of which the river Perak is the most important. This river runs nearly south until it turns sharply to the westward and falls into the Straits of Malacca. It is navigable for about 40 miles from its mouth by steamers of 300 to 400 tons burden, and for another 100 miles by cargo boats. The upper part of the river is rocky and abounds in rapids, and conse- quently, except for small boats and rafts, is unnavigable. The Kinta, the Batang Padang and the Plus are the three large tributaries of the Perak river. These rivers rise in the main mountain range and flow west and south until they discharge them- selves into the Perak river.
The climate of Perak is good, the temperature in the low country averaging from 60° Fahr. in the night to 90° Fahr. in the heat of the day. The average mean is about 70° Fahr, in the night and 87° Fahr. in the day. The nights are uniformly cool. At 3,000 feet the average is 63° Fahr. at night to 73° in the day. The rainfall varies consid- erably, Taiping, the capital, registering more than 170 (average for 10 years 171.95, but the average elsewhere is about 100 inches. There is no true rainy season, but the wettest months are October, November and December, and the driest are June, July and August.
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