NEGRI SEMBILAN PAHANG
C159
STRAITS TRADING CO., LTD., THE (Seremban
Agency)
G. G. Maclennan, agent Port Swettenham
Boustead & Co., Ld., forwarding agents
SUNGIR UJONG CLUB (See Associations)
TOWN DESPENSARY, THE, Chemists and Druggists 9, Jalan Tunku Hassan, Seremban; Teleph. 240; Cable Ad: Radha, Seremban; Code: A.B.C. 5th edn.
Hon. Dr. S. R. Krishuan, M.B., B.S., L.M.S., J.P., M.F.C., M.S.C., sole proprietor and consulting physician and surgeon
UNITED ENGINEERS, LTD. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements), Engineers, Foun- ders and Contractors Seremban, Office and Works: Birch Road; Telepli. 16; Cable Ad: Uniteers
J. Gardner, actg. mgr.
PAHANG
The State of Pahang lies between Trengganu and Johore, and extends along the eastern side of the peninsula from 2 deg.27 min. to 4 deg. 47 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 Paliang 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 request 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 1933 amounted to $3,881,559 and the expenditure to $4,741,621. The State on 1st January, 1934, owed $25,643,577 to the other States of the Federation. The indebtedness incurred by the State is represented by public improvements that are going to prove of a remunerative character in years to come. Excellent roads have been constructed, opening up land for planting and aiding prospecting for minerals.
All principal towns are now connected by telegraph and the new trunk railway which connects the F. M. S. Railways and the Siamese Railways has been completed. It is now possible to travel by rail from Singapore to Bangkok through Kelantan.
The quantity of copra exported in 1933 amounted to 869 tons as against 389 in 1932. The exports of rubber were valued at $1,396,261 as against $842,858 in 1932. The quantity of tin-ore exported was 1,297 tons valued at $1,541,312 being a decrease in quantity of 378 tons and an increase in value of $149,186 as compared with 1932. The total gold from the State placed on the market in 1933 was 27,826 ounces of an estimated value of $1,384,716 The Raub Australian Gold Mining Company is respon- sible for 95 per cent of this total output.
The total value of trade for 1933 was $6,293,054 as against $5,942,903, an increase of 6 per cent.