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NEGRI SEMBILAN
Matters which concern only the Muhammadan religion or Malay custom are dealt with by the Upper Chamber and that Chamber can legislate on such matters by means of Orders in Council. The Upper Chamber also exercises the statutory executive powers vested in the former State Council.
The State is divided into five administrative districts, namely, Seremban, Kuala Pilah, Tampin, Jelebu and Port Dickson, in charge of officers responsible to the Re- sident. There are State Heads of Departments in charge of the Public Works, Medical, Police, Mines, Surveys, Agricultural and Forest Departments in the State.
The principal towns and villages in each district are for local Government pur- poses under the charge of Sanitary Boards over which the officer in charge of the district presides. The Boards include unofficial members nominated by the Resident. The work of these Boards is regulated by the (Federal) Sanitary Boards Enactment of 1929,
POPULATION.
The estimated population is 230,000
RAILWAYS
The State is served by the F.M.S. Railways with a total length of lines amounting to about 130 miles.
ROADS.
The total length of metalled roads in the State at the end of the year was 533 miles 21 chains of which 363 miles were bituminously treated.
SHIPPING.
The only port of any importance is Port Dickson. 347 steam vessels entered this and other small ports of the State, with a total tonnage of 37,912 and 347 cleared with a tonnage of 37,912.
REVENUE.
The revenue for 1933 was $6,418,625 and the expenditure was $6,755,122. Imports in 1933 were valued at $5,835,737 and exports at $ 13,539,557.
DIRECTORY
Mejlis Meshuarat Ka'adilan dan Undang of Negri Sembilan, Council of His
Highness the Yang Di-pertuan Besar and Undang
His Highness the Yang Di-pertuan Besar-Tuanku Abdulrahman, K.C.M.G.
ibni Almerhum Yam Tuan Muhammad
British Resident-J. W. W. Hughes, M.C.S.
Dato' Klana Potra, Sungei Ujong-Ma'amor bin Inche Kassim, C.B.E.
Dato' Penghulu of Jelebu,
Panglima Muda)
Mendika Mentri Akhirzaman (Abdullah bin
Dato' Penghulu of Johol, Jolian Pahlawan Lela Perkasa Setiawan-Kamat bin Leman Dato' Penghulu of Rembau, Sedia Raja-Hon. Inclie Abdullah bin Haji Dahan,
C.B.E., M.F.C.
The Tunku Besar Burhanu'ud-din ibni Almerhum Yam Tuan Antalı
STATE COUNCIL
(Mejlis Meshuarat Keraja'an)
The British Resident J. W. W. Hughes (President), M.C.S.
Secretary to Resident-R. E. Wilson, M.C.S.
State Medical and Health Officer-Dr. W. J. Moir
State Forest Officer-D. H. Hodgson
Agricultural Field Officer-J. A. Baker
State Engineer-W. J. Smith
Dato's Wong Yick Tong, J.P., C.H..
D. Farquharson
Tuan Sheikh Ahmad bin Sheikh Mustapha, J.P.
Towkay Chang Seng Long, J.P.
Dr. S.R. Krishnan, J.P..
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