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JOHORE-KELANTAN
Assistant Secretary-F. M. Still Inner Guard-A. de Burgh-Thomas Stewards-A. G. Hills and E. J.
Venables
Tyler-His Highness Tungku Ahmad
MUAR CLUB
President-The Hon. Dato Dand bin
Haji Suleiman, D.P.M.J,
MUAR PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION 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
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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 headquarters 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°1 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 1928, the revenue had risen to $2,570,550 and the expenditure to $2,463,762. 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 1928 was $3,360,340. The value of the imports in 1928 was $7,356,769 against $6,530,025 in 1927, and of exports $6,213,236 against $9,021,746 in 1927. The principal imports were:-Fish, rice, benzine, petroleum, textiles, machinery, motor vehicles, cement, timbers and planks. The tonnage of steamers using Kelantan ports was 148,151 in 1928 against 139,324 in 1927. There is regular steamship communication with Bangkok and Singapore. The State had at the end of 1928, 167 miles of road open to wheeled traffic, the two main roads being those from Kota Bharu to Kuala Krai (45 miles) and to Pasir Puteh (26 miles). The latter has been extended to give connection to Kuala Besut in the State of Trengganu. There is daily connection by rail between Tumpat and Manek Urai, 63 miles up river and the line to the Siamese border is open for traffic, a daily service between Tumpat and the Kedah boundary, making communication with Penang an easy matter. The direct line from Kuala Lipis (Palang) has now crossed the Southern boundary of the State