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KEDAH
Situated on the north-west coast of the Peninsula, between the parallels of 5 deg. 050 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 3,648 square miles. In the north and east the Jocountry 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 dthe rubber industry has grown to large dimensions. The country is favourable for cat- oltle raising.
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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 israilways on the frontier of Perlis. This connection has been completed and regular Irailway communication between Singapore and Bangkok has been established. The ommoney order system has been introduced and the telegraph and telephone systems shave been extended. The telephone system is connected with Penang. The towns of LAlor Star, Sungei Patani and Kulim 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.
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-(vacant), Che Kasim (acting)
STATE COUNCIL OFFICE
Presdt.-H.H. Tunku Ibrahim, c,M.G., C.V.o. Vice-do. -H. H. Tunku Mahmood, c.M.G. Brit. Adviser-Hon. Mr. T. W. Clayton Secy. to Govt.-H.H. Tunku Mansur (actg.) Asst. British Adviser-C. C. Brown (actg.) Secretary to do. -G. E. Clayton
Under-Secretary to Govt.-Che Kassim Assist. Under-Secy. & Clerk of Council--
Che Hashim b. Matt Din (acting) Office Asst.-Che Md.Sultan b. Haji Adamsa
AUDIT OFFICE
buditor-General-Tunku Mohammad bin
Sultan Abdul Hamid
assist. Auditor-Genl.-Stanley E. Dennys
COURTS
High Court-Alor Star
European Judge-Hon. Mr. W. H. Dius- nmore, barrister at-law
eithief Malay Judge--Hon. Syed Mansur IA Aljafre
bind Malay Judge-Tuan Syed Md. Idid
(acting)
registrar-Che Henafi
19heriff-Syed Hussain Jamalalil (acting)
Deputy Registrar-Shaik Md. Hashim Legal Adviser-F. Robinson, M.C.S. Office Assist. to the Legal Adviser-Che
Ismail Merican
Lower Court
Chief Mag.-Tuan Syed Abu Bakar (acting) 2nd Magistrate-Che Abdul Hamid 3rd do. -Wan Ibrahim bin Wan Salim Shariah Court Sheikh-ul-Islam-Haji Wan Suleiman Chief Kathi-Haji Wan Ismail
DISTRICT OFFICERS
Kubang Pasu-Wan Md. Amin
Do. --Che Zakaria (acting), assist. Padang Trap-Che Awang Jaafar Langkawi-Che Abdul Daim Yen-Tunku Sulaiman
Baling--Che Ismail b. Haji Puteh; Syed Hamid Jamalalil (assist. district officer) Sik-Wan Ibrahim, assistant
Kuala Muda-Che Ahmad; Wan Md.
Saman, assistant
Kota Kuala Muda-Syed Abdul Rahman
Shahabudin
Kulim--Syed Ahmad bin Syed Hussain;
Syed Omar Shahabudin, assistant Bandar Baru-Wan Haron; Wan Ibrahim
Haji, assistant