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The State caine 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.
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DIRECTORY
Sultan- HH. ABDUL HAMID HALIMSHAH IBNI SULTAN AHMAD
TAJUDIN, K.C.M.G.
Aide-de-Camp to H. H. Sultan-H. H. Tunku Mohamed Jiwa, H. H.
Tunku Kassim
Private Secretary to H. H. Sultan-Syed Idrus (acting)
STATE COUNCIL OFFICE
Regent and Presdt. of State Council-II,
H. Tunku Mahmood, K.B.E., C.M.G. Raja Muda H. H. Tunku Badlishah,
C.M.G.
British Adviser-Hon. Mr. J. D.
Hall, M.C.S.
Secy. to Govt. Hon. Che Md. Sheriff Under-Secretary to Govt.-Che Ismail bin
Haji Puteh
2nd Under-Secretary-Syed Hussain
bin Syed Indrus Jamalulail (actg.) Assist. Under-Secretary & Clerk of Council-Che Shuib bin Che Awang Osman
AUDIT OFFICE
Auditor-General-H. H. Tunku Md. Jewa Assist. Auditor-Genl.--(Vacant);
ADA Revenue Senior Auditor-Che Md. Khir
bin Haji Jaafar (Cadet, K.C.S.) Expenditure Senior Auditor-Che Long
bin Md. Daud (Cadet, K.C.S.)
COURTS
High Court-Alor Star European Judge-Hon. Mr. Justice G. B.
Kellagher, M.C.S.
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Chief Malay Judge Hon. Tuan Syed
Md. Idid to
Malay Judge Hon, Che Henafi Registrar Tuan Syed Sheh Barak bah Sheriff-Tuan Syed Abu Bakar Shaha-
budin
Deputy Registrar-Sheik Md. Hashim Legal Adviser L. V. J. Laville, M.c.s. Assistant Legal Adviser Che Azmi
Lower Court Alor Star Chief Magistrate-Tuan Syed Omar
Shahabudin
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2nd Magistrate-Tuan Syed Makthir
Fadaak
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Sheriah Court-Alor Star Board to perform functions of Sheikh- Ul-Islam-Haji Ismail bin Haji Salleh (chairman), Haji Abdul Ghani bin Haji Awang and Haji Yaacob bin Haji Ahmad.
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Chief Kathi Haji Ismail bin Haji
Salleh (acting)
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
Registrar Imports & Exports - Supt.
Monopolies & Customs i
Office Assistant-Mohd. Sultan bin Haji
Adamsa
DISTRICT OFFICERS
Kubang Pasu-Che Awang Jaafar
do. (asst.) H H. Tunku Zai- nulabidin
Padang Terap-Che Md. Salleh bin Ahmad Padang Terap(Asst.)-H. H. Tunku Abdul
Aziz
Langkawi-Che Ismail bin Faum Langkawi (asst.)--Syed Osman Yen-H. H.: Tunku Ozair.