PRENGGANU-KEDAH
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District Office-Kemasik
Dist. Officer---Wan Mohamed bin Ismail
District Office – Kretai
Dist. Officer-Che Ismail bin Abdullah
District Office-Paka
Dist. Officer--Tengku Muda Mohd. Yusuf
District Office-Dungun
District Officer-Tengku Zainal bin Ali
District Office-Marang District Officer-Tengku Sulong bin Ali
District Office-Kuala Brang
Dist. Officer-Wan Mahmud bin Mohamed
WEST STATE
State Commissioner-Tengku Long bin
Tengku Ngah
Assist. British Advicer-(vacant)
GOVT. ENGLISH SCHOOL-Kuala Trengganu Headmaster-G. M. Nayar, B.A.
KEDAH
Situated on the north-west coast of the Peninsula, between the parallels of 5 deg. 50 min. and 6 deg. 40 min. North and the meridians of 99 deg. 40 min. and 100 deg. 55 min. E., Kedah has an area of about 3,800 square miles. In the north and east the country is hilly, but the plains along the coast are well-watered and fertile. In the northern part of the State the chief agricultural produce is rice. In the southern part the rubber industry has grown to large dimensions. The country is favourable for cat- tle raising.
The State came under British protection in 1909, and since then great progress has been made. Road making, bridge building and canal extension are features of the present régime, and the railway from Bukit Mertajam, in Province Wellesley, has been extended through Alor Star, the capital of Kedah, to connect with the Siamese railways on the frontier of Perlis. This connection has been completed and regular railway communication between Singapore and Bangkok has been established. The money order system has been introduced and the telegraph and telephone systems have been extended. The telephone system is connected with Penang. The towns of Alor Star and Sungei Patani are lighted by electricity.
At the 1921 census the population was 338,544, of whom 237,043 were Malays, 59,403 Chinese, 33,019 Indians and 300 Europeans. The revenue for 1925 was $5,970,148, against $5,499,562 in 1924, and the expenditure $5,671,697 against $4,904,823. The estimated revenue for 1926 was $7,340,861. In 1925, 10,846 piculs of tin were exported as against 11,669 in 1924. The rubber exported in 1925 amounted to 374,450 piculs. There were 1,171 motor vehicles registered in 1925.
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DIRECTORY
Sultan- H.H. Sir ABDUL HAMID HALIMSHAH IBNI SULTAN AHMAD
TAJUDIN MUKARRAM SHAH, K.C.M.G.
Regent H.H, Tunku Ibrahim, C.M.G., C.V.O.
Aide-de-Camp-Tunku Bahadurshah
Private Secretary-Che Mohamed Zain Airffin
STATE COUNCIL OFFICE
Presdt.-H.H. Tunku Ibrahim, C.M.G., C.V.O. Vice-do. -H. H. Tunku Mahmood, C.M.G. British Adviser-Hon. Mr. T. W. Clayton
(acting)
Secy, to Govt. Hon. Tuan Haji Wan Yahya
Assist. British Adviser-E. A. P. Helps Secy. to do. -G. E. Clayton Under-Secy, to Govt.-Che Kassim Assist. Under-Secretary and Clerk of
Council-Che Bharome
Office Assistant-Che Matt bin Md. Saaid