NEGRI SEMBILAN PAHANG
ST. PAUL'S OLD Boys' ASSOCIATION
-(See Associations)
SEREMBAN TRADING CO., THE, Estate Sup- pliers and General Merchants - 13, Cameron Street, Seremban; Teleph. 120 (Seremban); Cable Ad: Khongsoochin;
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STRAITS TRADING CO., LTD., THE (Seremban
Agency)
G. W. Russell, agent Port Swettenham
Boustead & Co., Ld.,forwarding agents
Codes: A.B.C. 5th edn., Bentley's and SUNGIR UJONG CLUB (see Associations) Private
Khong Soo Chin, managing partner K. Vaitlilingam, partner
Agencies
International Assurance Co., Ltd. Socony-Vacuum Corporation
SHIMAYA HOTEL-83, Birch Road
SIME, DARBY & Co., LTD. (Incorporated in S.S.), Plantation Rubber Estate and Tin Mine Agents and Valuers, General Import, Export and Produce Merchants, Shipping and Insurance Agents-Birch Road, Seremban; Cable Ad: Simit
G. P. Noakes, manager
(for fuller details, see Sime, Darby &
Co., Ltd., Malacca and Singapore)
TOWN DESPENSARY, THE, Chemists and Druggists - 14, Jalan Tunku Hassan, Seremban; Teleph. 240; Cable Ad: Radha, Seremban; Code: A.B.C. 5th edn.
Dr. S. R. Krishnan, M.B., B.S., L.M.S., J.P., sole proprietor and consulting physician and surgeon
UNITED ENGINEERS, LTD. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements), Engineers, Foun- ders and Contractors - Seremban, Office and Works: Birchi Road; Teleph. 16; Cable Ad: Uniteers; Codes: A.B.C. 5th edn.
D. Longbottom, actg, mgr.
PAHANG
The State of Pahang lies between Trengganu and Johore, and extends along the eastern side of the peninsula from 2 deg. 40 min. to 4 deg. 35 min. N., its coast line being about 130 miles in length. The area of the State is estimated at 14,000 square miles, and its principal river, which drains a large extent of country, is known by the same name, The river Pahang is, however, owing to its shallowness, navigable for small craft only. The country is sparsely populated, there being, according to the census of 1931, 180,811 inhabitants, as compared with 146,064 in 1921.
The capital of the State is Kuala Lipis, situated at the mouth of the Lipis river where is also the seat of Government. The State is under British protection, and in August, 1888, the Sultan, acting under the advice of the Sultan of Johore, applied for a British Resident to assist in the administration of the country, which reqnist was acceded to in October of that year.
The predominant rock is slate, but granite, sandstone, limestone, quartz, and schist. abound, while traces of volcanic action at some remote age are shown by the presence of basalt, trachyte, etc. As regards its mineralogy the State has always possessed a high reputation for its product of gold and tin. Though during recent periods these have been but little sought, the wonderful old gold workings discovered by Messrs. Knaggs and Gower show that the State must, at some very remote time, have been well known and populated. Gold is worked on a large scale at Raub by the Raub Australian Mining Company, and on a small scale elsewhere by Chinese and Malays. The Pahang Consolidated Company, Ltd., have large tin mines at Sungei Lembing in the Kuantan district, and there is much tin mining in the Bentong-Raub districts and at Gambang in the Kuantan district.
The revenue for 1932 amounted to $3,681,234 and the expenditure to $5,208,615. The State on January 1st, 1933, owed $25,225,452 to other States of the Federation. The indebtedness incurred by the State is represented by public improvements that