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SELANGOR
on the mainland of the Peninsula, a system of cart and bridle roads extends to the boundaries of Perak, Negri Sembilan and Paliang. Branch lines of railway now extend in all directions, and the main trunk line passes through Selangor. Port Swettenham is the terminus of the railway on Klang Straits, and wharves have been constructed there capable of accommodating ocean-going steamers.
The numbers and tonnage of merchant vessels above 50 tons net register entered and cleared at Port Swettenham during the year 1930, were 3,046 vessels and 6,627,498 tons as compared with 3,250 vessels and 6,412,825 tons in 1929, being an increase of 214,673 tons.
The numbers and tonnage of ocean-going steamers entered and cleared at this port were 1,484 vessels and 5,902,056 tons in 1930, as compared with 1,431 vessels and 5,623,425 tons in 1929, being an increase of 278,631 tons. The number of ocean-going, steamers which came alongside the wharf was 333 as against 365 in the previous year. The largest vessel entering the port was s.s. Achilles (British) of 11,426 tons. The deepest draft vessel entering the port was 's.s. Philoctetis (British) drawing 3Ift. 6ins. of water.
Telegraph lines connect Selangor with the other States in the Malay Peninsula, telephones are established throughout the State, and postal and telegraph offices are to be found in all the towns and principal villages.
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT
Sultan-H H. ALA'IDIN SULEIMAN SHAH IBNI ALMERHUM RAJA MUDA MUSA, G.C.M.G./
British Resident-Hon. Mr. T. S. Adams, M.C.S.
STATE COUNCIL.
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President His Highness the Sultan (Sir Ala'idin Suleiman Shah Ibni Almerhum Raja Muda Musa, G.C.M.G.)
The British Resident (Hon. Mr. T. S.
Adams, M.c.s.)
Secretary to the Resident (Mr. N.
Coulson, M.c.s.)
Raja Muda (Hon. Raja Musa Udim bin Sultan Ala'idin Suleiman Shah, J.P., M.F.C.)
Chief Kathi (Raja Haji Othman bin
Almerhum Raja Yahya, J.P.) Tengku
Badar
Suleiman
Shah bin Sultan
Raja Haji Abdullah bin Almerhum
Raja Yahya, J.P.
Raja Uda
Uda bin Raja Muhammad,
M.C.S.
The Legal Adviser (Hon. Mr. W. S.
Gibson, M.C.S.)
Hon. Mr. A. S. Bailey, M.F.C. Hon. Mr. S. N. Veersamy, M.F.C... Hon. Mr. Egmont Hake, M.F.C. A. II. Flowerdew Low Leong Gan, J.P. Lai Tet Loke, J.P. Clerk
of Council Secretary to Resident
The
Assistant