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was a great advance upon Sir Andrew Clarke's policy as approved by the Secretary of State, and was not acquiesced in by Abdullah until after he had received a very plain
threat.
5. The view of Her Majesty's Government was that the Perak war was to be attri- buted not to the original policy connected with the appointment of British Residents in that State, but to the departure from that policy on the part of the Residents and of Sir William Jervois. It was therefore decided to adhere to that policy, but carefully to restrict the action of the Residents within the limits originally laid down.
6. Residents have been appointed for Perak, Salangore, and Sungei Ujong, with two Assistant Residents for Perak. They are assisted by mixed Councils of native Chiefs and British officers. The experiment was recently reported by Governor Sir William The present view of the Robinson. 1o be working satisfactorily in all three States. functions of the Residents may best be gathered from the circular of 17th May 1878, calling attention to the previous circular of 19th August 1876, in which those functions were defined. That definition corresponds generally with the provisions of the Pangkor Treaty, although no stress is laid upon the obligation of the native rulers to act upon the advice given to them. A copy of both circulars is appended to this Memorandum.
Police.
7. In Perak, besides the native headmen, who appear to partake of the character both of police and of revenue officers, there is a force of from 600 to 700 military police, Indian and Malay, under European officers, comprising the Resident's guard, about 200 strong, and a body of about 500 for general duty. The whole force is under a Superin- tendent, who is himself under the orders of the Resident. There is a police force in Salangore about 230 strong, and in Sungei Ujong about 110.
Area and Population.
miles. The 8. Perak is about 45 miles broad, with an area of about 4,000 square population has been variously estimated at from 30,000 to 80,000, besides 5,000 or 6,000 wild tribes.
Salangore is 115 miles long, with an area of about 2,700 square miles, and a population of about 21,000.
There is no information on either of these points as to Sungei Ujong, but it is con- siderably smaller than either of the two other States.
22nd October 1879.
R. E.
Engagement entered into by the Chiefe of Perak, dated 20th January 1874. Whereas a state of anarchy exists in the kingdom of Perak owing to the want of settled government in that country, and no efficient power exists for the protection of the people and for securing to them the fruits of their industry: and,
Whereas large numbers of Chinese are employed and large sums of money invested in tin mining in Perak by British subjects and others residing in Her Majesty's possessions, and the said mines and property are not adequately protected, and piracy, murder, and arson are rife in the said country, whereby British trade and interests greatly suffer, and the peace and good order of the neighbouring British Settlements are sometimes menaced; and,
Whereas certain Chiefs, for the time being, of the said kingdom of Perak have stated their inability to cope with their present difficulties, and together with those interested in the industry of the country have requested assistance: and,
Whereas, Her Majesty's Government is bound by Treaty stipulations to protect the said kingdom, and to assist its rulers: now
His Excellency Sir Andrew Clarke, K.C.M.G., C.B., Governor of the Colony of the Straits Settlements, in compliance with the said request, and with a view of assisting the said rulers, and of effecting a permanent settlement of affairs in Perak, has proposed the following Articles of arrangement as mutually beneficial to the independent rulers of Perak, their subjects, the subjects of Her Majesty, and others residing in or trading with Perak, that is to say?—
1. That the Raja Muda Abdullah be recognized as the Sultan of Perak.
2. That the Raja Bandahara Ismail, now Acting Sultan, be allowed to retain the title of Sultan Muda, with a pension and certain small territory assigned to him.
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3. That all the other nominations of great officers made at the time the Raja Bandahara Ismail received the regalia be confirmed.
4. That the power given to the Orang Kayah Mantri over Laroot by the late Sultan be confirmed.
5. That all revenues be collected and all appointments made in the name of the Sultan.
6. That the Sultan receive and provide a suitable residence for a British officer to be called Resident, who shall be accredited to his Court, and whose advice must be asked and acted upon on all questions other than those touching Malay religion and custom.
7. That the Governor of Laroot shall have attached to him as Assistant Resident & British officer acting under the Resident of Perak, with similar power, and subordinate only to the said Resident.
8. That the cost of these Residents, with their establishments, be determined by the Government of the Straits Settlements, and be a first charge on the revenues of Perak.
9. That a Civil List, regulating the income to be received by the Sultan, by the Bandahara, by the Mantri, and by other officers, be the next charge on the said
revenues.
10. That the collection and control of all revenues, and the general administration of the country, be regulated under the advice of these Residents.
11. That the Treaty under which the Pulo Dinding and the islands of Pangkor were ceded to Great Britain having been misunderstood, and it being desirable to readjust the same, so as to carry into effect the intention of the framers thereof, it is hereby declared that the boundaries of the said territory so ceded shall be rectified as follows, that is to say :-
From Bukit Sigari, as laid down in chart sheet No. 1, Straits of Malacca, a tracing of which is annexed, marked A, in a straight line to the sea, thence along the sea coast to the south, to Pulo Katta on the west, and from Pulo Katta a line running north-east about five miles, and thence north to Bukit Sigari.
12. That the southern watershed of the Krean River, that is to say the portion of land draining into that river from the south, be declared British territory, as a rectifica tion of the southern boundary of Province Wellesley. Such boundary to be marked out by Commissioners, one named by the Government of the Strait Settlements, and the other by the Sultan of Perak.
13. That on the cessation of the present disturbances in Perak, and the re-establish- ment of peace and amity among the contending factions in that country, immediate measures under the control and supervision of one or more British officers shall be taken for restoring, as far as practicable, the occupation of the mines and the possession of machinery, &c., as held previous to the commencement of these disturbances, and for the payment of compensation for damages, the decision of such officer or officers shall be final in such case.
14. The Mantri of Laroot engages to acknowledge as a debt due by him to the Government of the Straits Settlements the charges and expenses incurred by this inter- vention, as well as the charges and expenses to which the Colony of the Straits Settlements and Great Britain have been put, or may be put, by their efforts to secure the tranquillity of Perak aud the safety of trade.
The above Articles having been severally read and explained to the undersigned, who, having understood the same, have severally agreed to and accepted them as binding on them and their heirs and successors,
This done and concluded at Pulo Pangkor, in the British possessions, this twentieth day of January, in the year of the Christian era one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
four.
Executed before me,
(Chop of the Sultan of Perak.) (Chop of the Bandahara of Perak.)
Chop of the Tumongong of Perak.) (Chop of the Mantri of Laroot.) (Chop of the Shahbander of Perak.) (Chop of the Laxamana of Perak.)
Chop of the Raja Makota of Perak.) (Chop of the Death Sa'gor.)
(Signed) ANDREW CLARKE, Governor, Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral of the Straits Settlements.