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No. 19.

Colonial Office to Admiralty.

Downing Street, March 5, 1875. IN reply to your letter dated 2nd of February,* I am directed by the Earl of Carnarvon to state, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that he fully appreciates the services rendered by Her Majesty's navy during the recent disturbances in Sungie Ujong, a district in the Malay Peninsula, of which full details have also been received through Sir A. Clarke.

Sir,

R. H. MEADE.

I am. &c.

(Signed)

No. 20.

Colonial Office to War Office.

Downing Street, March 5, 1875.

I AM directed by the Earl of Carnarvon to state, for the information of Mr. Secre- tary Hardy, that from a despatch from the Governor of the Straits Settlements it appears that Lieutenant Bulmor of the 10th Foot, with a small detachment of his regiment, rendered good service during some recent disturbances in the district of Sungie Ujong, in the Malay Peninsula, and I ain to convey to you his Lordship's thanks for the zeal thus displayed on that occasion.

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Salangore or its dependencies. I further agree not to leave Singapore without the permis- sion of his Excellency the Governor. I have put my chop on this paper in proof thereof, and certify the same this 15th day of January, 1875.

(Translation.)

Inclosure 2 in No. 21.

I, KULOP TOONGAL DATU BANDAR, of Sungie Ujong, agree that I will remain in Singapore for the space of one year, and will obey the orders of his Excellency the Governor of the three Settlements only, and I will never interfere in the matters of Sungie Ujong. I further agree not to leave Singapore without the permission of his Excellency the Governor. I have put my chop on this paper in proof thereof, and certify the same this 15th day of January, 1875.

Sir,

No. 22.

The Earl of Carnarvon to Governor Sir A. Clarke, K.C.M.G., C.B.

Downing Street, March 25, 1875. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 9th of February, and to convey to you my approval of the course you have adopted towards the Datu Shahbandar of Sungie Ujong, and the Rajah Mahmood of Salangore, and of the engagements into which these two Chiefs have entered.

I have, &c. (Signed) CARNARVON.

I am,

&c.

(Signed)

R. H. MEADE.

No. 21.

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Governor Sir A. Clarke, K.C.M.G., C.B., to the Earl of Carnarvon.-(Received

My Lord,

March 16.)

Government House, Singapore, February 9, 1875. IN my despatch of the 29th December, 1874,+ reporting my proceedings in Sungie Ujong, I informed your Lordship (paragraph 47) that the Datu Shahbandar of Sungie Ujong, and the Rajah Mahmood of Salangore, whose conduct had necessitated the steps which I then took, had surrendered themselves unconditionally to our Govern-

ment.

2. I have now the honour to transmit to your Lordship herewith translations of an engagement into which these two Chiefs have entered, by which they have pledged themselves not to leave this place without my permission during one year; and I am glad to be able to inform your Lordship that their bearing since their arrival here has been such as to warrant the belief that their wish to submit to our Government is a genuine one; nor have I now any apprehension of their attempting to evade their engagements.

3. Indeed, they appear to be so well affected, that a few days ago when some public parties were given to celebrate the meeting at this port of the late Admiral commanding the China squadron with his successor, I invited to be present the Datu Shahbandar, the Raja Mahmood, the Rajah Mahdie of Klang, as well as the Rajah Musa, the eldest son of, and heir to, the Sultan of Salangore, whom I have induced to reside here with his family, and whose two sons I have placed at the Raffles Institute for their education.

These chiefs attended, and took much interest in scenes to them so novel; and, 1 need hardly add, were an object of much interest themselves.

(Translation.)

I have, &c. (Signed)

A. CLARKE.

Inclosure 1 in No. 21.

I, RAJAH MAHMOOD IBIN TOONKU PANGLIMA RAJA, agree that I will remain in Singapore for the space of one year, and will obey the orders of his Excellency the Governor of the three Settlements only, and I will never interfere in the matters of

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Sir,

The Earl of Carnarvon to Governor Sir W. F. Jervois, K.C.M.G., C.B.

I HAVE had under my consideration Sir A. Clarke's despatches stated in the margin,t

Downing Street, April 8, 1875. referring to the appointment of certain gentlemen to act as Residents on the part of the Government of the Straits Settlements at the Courts of certain native Princes in the Malay peninsula. In his despatch of the 30th of December last, he proposes that Mr. J. W. W. Birch should be appointed to be Resident at Perak, with a salary of 2,000l. per annum ; that Captain Speedy should be appointed Assistant Resident in the same State, with a salary of 1,5001; that Mr. Davidson should be appointed with a similar salary at Salangore; and that Mr. Swettenham should be appointed Assistant Resident on a salary of 7501. a year; and that Captain Tatham should be temporarily appointed Assistant Resident at Sungie Ujong on a salary of 7501. per annum.

2. In other despatches Sir A. Clarke has recommended for my approval the appoint- ment of Mr. Braddell to be Colonial Secretary and Secretary for Native Affairs; that Mr. Phillips should succeed him as Attorney-General, and that Mr. R. C. Woods should should assume the office of Acting Senior Puisne Judge.

3. I do not object to the temporary employment of Messrs. Braddell and Phillips in the offices respectively assigned to them, but I doubt whether the standing and experience of Mr. Woods is such as to justify his continuance in so responsible a post as that of Judge, and I request you to consider this latter point very carefully.

4. The duties of the Residents in the Malay States are in so many respects diffe- rent from those heretofore discharged by the persons recommended for these appointments that I have been unable to satisfy myself that they will possess the special qualifications which are absolutely required; and as the responsibility of making a proper selection in each of these cases is very great, I have determined not to take any steps for the confirma- tion of these provisional appointments until you have had an opportunity of considering the whole subject. But the gentlemen now acting as Residents may, with one exception, continue to do so, for the present, at the rates of salary which have been assigned to them, all (including Captain Speedy), being informed that their appointments are temporary, and of an experimental character, and that they are liable to be at any time removed from them, and, if previously in the service, may be required to return to the positions originally held by them, or to other suitable duties; and that, if this step is found necessary, they

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