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miles from the headquarter town of Tapah, for which the station, Tapah Road, is some seven hours from Penang. A metalled cart road has been completed to Grik, the headquarters of the Upper Perak district.
The population of Perak in 1921 was 587,493, as compared with 481,324 in 1911. It included in 1921, 224,110 Chinese, 228,158 Malays and other natives of the Archipelago, 130,225 natives of India, 2,032 Europeans, 985 Eurasians and 1983 other nationalitics. The Chincse form the labour force of the tin mines and the Tamil natives of India the labour force of the plantations, but it is noticeable that some Tamils are now employed in the mines. The Malays engage in native cultivation and various other pursuits.
The Federated Malay States Railway runs through the whole length of Perak from Parit Buntar on the Penang (Province Wellesley) border to Tanjong Malim on the Selangor border. Branch railways run from Taiping to Port Weld and from Tapah Road to Teluk Anson, thus connecting the coast with the interior. There are about 900 miles of excellent roads, and a network of telegraph and telephone lines throughout the State.
The revenue for 1923 amounted to $28,128,430 against $24,199,253 in 1922, and the expenditure to $23,421,679 against $22,605,020 in 1922. At the end of 1923 the balance of assets at the credit of the State was $30,183,302. The total value of the trade for 1923 amounted to $124,306,967, an increase of $23,356,017 on the previous year. Details are as follow:
Imports Exports
1922
$31,182,541 69,768,409
1923 $32,739,060 91,567,907
The export of tin ore in 1923 amounted to 389,538.26 piculs and the value to $42,193,650, Under coconuts there were about 91,758 acres. Practically the whole delta between the Bernam and Perak rivers has been alienated for cultivation, and in a few years this vast plain, which was formerly dense jungle, will present an unbroken field of coconut palms.
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The total area under rubber at the end of 1923 amounted to 463,311 acres. export of rubber in 1923 was 35,915.03 tons (valued at $39,945,362), against 52,604. tons (valued at $30,661,309) in 1922.
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT OFFICES
COUNCIL OF STATE
President His Highness Paduka Sri Sultan Iskander Shah, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O. British Resident--Lieut.-Col. C. W. C.
Parr, C.M.G., O.B.E,
Secretary to Resident-B. W. Elles Raja Muda, Raja Abdul Aziz bin Musa,
C.M.G.
Raja Bendahara, Raja Yusuf
Raja di Hiler, Raja Chulan bin Abdullah Raja Kechil Sulong, Raja Harun-el-Rashid
bin Idris
Orang Kaya Besar, Haji Ahmad
Orang Kaya Mentri, Wan Ahmad Rasdi Orang Kaya Temenggong, Wan Abdul Jalil Orang Kaya Kaya Panglima Kinta,
Ché Wan
Capitan China Chung Thye Phin Towkay Leong Sin Nam
Clerk of Council, Assist. Secy, to Resident
RESIDENT'S OFFICE
Resident-Lt. Col. C. W. C. Parr, C.M.G.,O. B. E. Secretary to Resident-B. W. Elles Assist. Secretary-R. E. Wilson
REVENUE AUDIT BRANCH
Assist. Revenue Auditor-A. Muthukumaru
CHINESE PROTECTORATE-Ipoh Protector of Chinese-J. A. Black Actg. assist. do. -C. J. Dakers Clerk and Translator-(vacant) Chief Clerk-Saw Seong Peck
EDUCATION
Inspector of Schools-A. Keir, M.A. Chief Visiting Teacher-Che Itam bin
Mohamed Amin
Govt. English School-K. Kangsar Head Master-Syed Shaidali