KEDAH
Situated on the north-west coast of the Malay 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 3,648 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 cattle 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 and southwards as far as Seremban. The towns of Alor Star, Sungei Patani and Kulim are lighted by electricity,
At the 1931 census the population was 429,691, of whom 286,262 were Malays, 78,415 Chinese, 50,824 Indians and 411 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-Syed Sheh Shahabudin
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. J. D. Hall (acting) Secy. to Govt. Che Md. Sheriff (acting) Assist. British Adviser-H. F. Monk (actg;)
L. S. Freer Secretary to do.. Under-Secretary to Govt. Che Ismail bin
Haji Puteh
Office Asst.-Che Md.Sultan b.Haji Adamsa
AUDIT OFFICE
Auditor-General H. H. Tungku Kasssim Assist. Auditor-Genl.-Stanley E. Dennys
COURTS
High Court-Alor Star European Judge Hon. Mr. Justice W. H.
Dinsmore
Chief Malay Judge Syed Md. Idid
(acting)
2nd Malay Judge H. H. Tungku
Mohamed Tibet
Registrar Che Henafi Sheriff-Wan Ibrahim
Deputy Registrar-Sheik Md. Hashim
Legal Adviser-L. B. Gibson, M.C.S. Assistant to Legal Adviser-Che Ismail
Merican
Lower Court-Alor Star
Chief Magistrate H.H. Tunku Md. Jiwa
2nd 3rd
do.
do.
--Syed Abdul Rahman -H.H. Tunku Ozair
Shariah Court Alor Star
Sheikh-ul-Islam--Haji Wan Sulaiman Chief Kathi-Che Da' aim
DISTRICT OFFICERS
Kubang Pasu-Wan Md. Amin
Kubang Pasu-Syed Abul Rahman bin
Syed Abdullah (acting), assistant Padang Trap-Che Awang Jaafar Langkawi Che Abdul Daim
Yen-Syed Abdul Hamid Jamalalil (actg.) Baling Che Ismail b. Haji Puteh;
Assist. District Officer-(vacant) Sik+Che Md. Akid bin Yaacob, assist. Kuala Muda-Che Ahmad; Che Zakaria
bin Che Dowd, assistant
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Kota Kuala Muda-Syed Abdul Rahman
Shahabudin