JOHORE-KELANTAN
JOHORE PLANTERS ASSOCIATION-Johore
Bahru
Rennie Lowick & Co., secretaries (18,
Battery Road, Singapore)
MASONIC LODGE, JOHORE ROYAL, No. 3946,
E.C.-Johore Bahru
W. M.-C. W. Randall I. P. M.-A. J. Wolfe S. W.-A. H. Neilson
J. W.-H. H. Brown Treasurer-B. Nelson Secretary-W. L. Woods
Assist. Secretary-A. M. Still S. D.-W. R. Brearley Chaplain-H. H. Tungku Ahmad Director of Cremonies-H. G. White J. D.-E. E. Hope Bate
I. G.-F. C. Clarke
Stewards-D. N. Mackay and A. J.
Davidse
Tyler A. G. Tremaine
MUAR CLUB
President-The Hon. Dato Dand bin
Haji Suleiman, D.P.M.J.
MUAR PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION
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Chairman-F. G. Wallace Vice- do. D. G. A. Fraser Committee-C. McH. Keir, W. de B. MacLaren, I. A. MacDonald, W. C. Bell, C. G. Tanner & W. S. Robinson Secretaries-H. L. Weir & Co., Ld.
ONG HUCK CHYE, DR., M.B., B.S. (The Universal Pharmacy) 118, Acheen Street; Teleph. 768. Residence: 228, Macalister Road; Night Teleph. 857
WEIR & Co., LTD., H. L., General Mer- chants, Government Contractors, Rubber Dealers, Brokers, Appraisers, Estate and Forwarding Agents-Muar; and at Singapore and Batu Pahat; Telephs. 25 and 73; Tel. Ad: Weir, Muar; Codes: A.B.C. 6th edn., Bentley's and Private. Glasgow Office: 93, Hope Street
H. L. Weir, managing director Sam Poy Tong, B.A. (Columbia),
manager and secretary A. Z. Abdeen K. N. Pillay
N. Marimuthu
P. A. Marar
KELANTAN
This State lies on the Eastern Coast of the Malay Peninsula between latitudes 4:35° and 6'15° North and longitudes 101°22° and 102.37° East, with a coast-line of 60 miles on the China Sea. It embraces an area of 5,713 square miles. Southern Kelantan is mountainous but Northern Kelantan is a rich alluvial plain, drained by the Kelan- tan and Golok Rivers and their tributaries.
According to the census of 1921 the population was 309,300 as compared with 286,751 in 1911. It is now estimated at 330,000
Kota Bharu, six miles up the Kelantan River, is the capital, and the chief port is Tumpat at its mouth. His Highness the Sultan resides at Kota Bharu which is the capital and administrative head quarters of the State.
The chief exports are copra, rubber, betelnut, poultry, cattle, dried fish and silk textiles. The climate is healthier than in other parts of the Peninsula, there being a distinct cold season from October to February. The temperature seldom exceeds 90° and sometimes falls to 62°, while the average rainfall is about 120 inches a year.
Mr. J. Scott Mason, as British Adviser, took over the supervision of affairs from Mr. W. A. Graham, the Siamese Commissioner, on July 15th, 1909.
In 1909, the revenue amounted to $370,959 and the expenditure to $377,062. In 1927, the revenue had risen to $2,448,090 and the expenditure to $2,949,438. The public debt at the transference of the suzerainty was $150,000, upon which Siam charged 9 per cent. This debt was taken over by the F.M.S., interest being reduced to 4 per cent. The debit balance of the State at the end of 1927 was $3,450,128. The value of the imports in 1927 was $6,530,025 against $5,682,902 in 1926, and of exports $9,021,746 against $12,518,719 in 1926. The principal imports were:-Fish, rice, benzine, petroleum, textiles, machinery, motor vehicles, cement, timbers and planks. The tonnage of steamers using Kelantan ports was 139,324 in 1927 against 114,264 in 1926. There is