KEDAH
In
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. 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, K.C.M.G.
Regent H. H, Tunku Ibrahim, C.M.G., C.V.O.
Aide-de-Camp to H. H. Sultan-H. H. Tunku Badlishah, H. H.
Tunku Kassim
Private Secretary to H. H. Sultan-Wan Md. Amin
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, M.C.S. Secy. to Govt.-Hon. Che Md. Sheriff Assist. British Adviser-J. Huggins, M.C.S. Under-Secretary to Govt.-Syed Omar bin
Syed Abdullah Shahabudin (actg.) 2nd Under-Secretary I-Che Bahrom bin
Che Ahmad
2nd Under-Secretary II-Syed Hussain
bin Syed Indrus Jamalalil
AUDIT OFFICE
Auditor-General-H. H. Tungku Kasssim Assist. Auditor-Genl.-Stanley E. Dennys
COURTS
High Court-Alor Star
European Judge-Hon. Mr. Justice C. B.
Kellagher, M.C.S.
Chief Malay Judge-Syed Md. Idid
(acting)
2nd Malay Judge-H. H. Tungku
Mohamed
Registrar-Che Henafi Sheriff-Che Azmi
Deputy Registrar-Sheik Md. Hashim Legal Adviser-L. B. Gibson, M.C.S. Assistant to Legal Adviser-Che Ismail
Merican
2nd
3rd
Lower Court-Alor Star
Chief Magistrate-H.H. Tunku Md. Jiwa
do. --Syed Abu Bakar do. -Syed Abdul Rahman Sheriah Court-Alor Star Sheikh-ul-Islam-Haji Wan Sulaiman Chief Kathi-Che Da' aim
DISTRICT OFFICERS
Kubang Pasu-Che Md. Jaafar b. Manjur. do. (asst.)-Syed Hassan bin Syed Taha
Padang Terap H. H. Tunku Abdul
Rahman
Padang Terap (Asst.)—Che Sufi bin Che
Hassan
Langkawi-Syed Ahmad Idid
do. (asst.)-Syed Makhthir bin Syed Osman