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First, then, our friend must never forget that our Resident in Perak is our represen- tative, acting with our authority; and our friend will best consult his own interests, and those of his country, by following the advice of the Resident; and our friend must also remember, that by the 6th Clause of the Pulo Pangkor Engagement, it is provided that the Resident's advice must be asked and acted upon by our friend on all questions other than those touching Malay religion and customs; and, again, by the 10th Clause it is provided, that the collection and control of all revenues, and the general administration of the country, be regulated under the advice of the Resident.

Our friend, therefore, must not forget, that by this engagement not only our friend, but the other Chiefs of Perak bound themselves not to collect any taxes whatever, such taxes, and all revenues, being entirely in the hands of the British Resident.

We now send to our friend a copy of a Proclamation which we have issued with regard to the collection of the revenue of Perak; and this Proclamation must be a warning to every one, whether Rajah or ryot, never to attempt to collect any tax or any sort of revenue, without distinct written instructions from the Resident of Perak, or the Assistant Resident at Larut; and it must also be a warning to persons not even to pay such taxes to any one unless they are sure that such persons are duly authorised by the Resident to

receive it.

By this engagement of Pangkor, our friend was bound to appoint a Commissioner to assist a Commissioner, to be named by us, to fix the boundaries of the territory ceded We are by our friend to the British Government, both at the Dindings and at Kreean. quite aware of the reasons which have hitherto prevented our friend appointing such an officer; but we must now request our friend to delay it no longer; and in the interests of both our subjects, and our friend's subjects, to appoint a Commissioner to act with Mr. Birch, whom we have nominated as our representative, so that the inhabitants now living in these parts, as well as all future applicants for land may live quietly and peaceably, and know to whom the taxes are to be paid.

If at any time our friend desires to visit Larut or Penang, or other places, our friend should consult the Resident; and we doubt not that, if it is politic at the time for our friend to leave his country, or to visit such places, the Resident will do everything in his power to meet our friend's views; but we would advise our friend in such a matter to be guided by the Resident.

We are glad to hear that our friend has fixed on a site for a residence, and that the building of his new house, and of a residence for the Resident, who will live close to our friend, have been commenced.

We are surprised to hear after this Pangkor engagement, and after all our former advice, that our friend has lately taken the taxes of Qualla Kinta, which the Resident proposed to abolish, and has been imposing new taxes on the Batang Padang river. By doing this our friend is breaking the Pangkor engagement. No taxes whatever can be collected by our friend or by any of his people, and we trust we shall not again have to complain of this to our friend.

In giving our friend our assistance, and the help of our Officer's advice, we expect that our friend will show his desire for good government, and his appreciation for our friendship by administering justice in Perak, and justice which will punish all bad men, whether Rajahs or subjects.

We have been very sorry to hear that Rajah Musa has lately killed a man in Perak, and our friend has not yet caused any official and open inquiry to be made into the case, but we look to our friend to do what is right and just in this case, as well as in the case of the Chinese who were killed and wounded at Campar by some of our friend's subjects, without favour to any one.

Not only in such grave cases as murder, but in questions of property, appointment of officers, &c., our friend will do well always to consult the Resident before taking action in the matter. Haji Musa's property is a case in which our friend would do well to adopt the Resident's advice and appoint an officer to apportion the property.

And we seriously caution our friend that in no case is he to exercise or give an order for the death of any man of any country, including Malays, without the order for his death being made after full and impartial trial and with the signature of approval of the Resident, and in cases for a sentence of death the law as given in the Koran is that which should be followed.

We shall hope from time to time to hear good accounts of our friend and of bis country, and that our friend is following our advice as now given to him, for by doing so only can our friend become as prosperous as we wish to see him, or ever properly govern the fine country which he has been called upon to rule.

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No. 36.

Governor Sir A. Clarke, K.C.M.G., C.B., to the Earl of Carnarvon.—(Received June 7.)

Government House, Singapore, April 27, 1875.

My Lord,

I HAVE the honour to transmit herewith a Report, dated 16th March, 1875, from Her Britannic Majesty's Acting Resident of Salangore, which confirms previous information as to the deserted state into which this province had been brought by the incessant quarrels of its Rajahs.

2. I am in hopes that the presence of a British officer at Klang will continue to encourage the return to Salangore of its former inhabitants, and that its mines, which are said to be as rich as those in Larut, may be in operation soon.

I have, &c. (Signed)

Sir,

Inclosure in No. 36.

A. CLARKE.

Klang, March 16, 1875.

I HAVE the honour to report that, in obedience to my instructions, I left this on the I was 6th February to visit His Highness the Sultan of Salangore, at Langat. accompanied by Tunku Dia Oodin, his wife and child, and by Rajah Yakoob and his family, who at that time was on a visit here. I arrived at Langat on the evening of the 7th and had an interview with His Highness on the following day, when I informed him that the Government had sent me to act as Resident, and to reside in the meantime at Klang. He desired me to thank his Excellency for doing so, and expressed his belief that with two European gentlemen to assist him in governing his country, it would become prosperous. At this interview I read the draft of a notice recalling the Salangore fugitives, which I had previously prepared, and he approved of it and offered to put his seal to as many copies as I wished. This was the only business transacted at this meeting, but it lasted upwards of two hours and was prolonged at His Highness' request. He asked me not to leave Langat till the morning of the 10th.

On the evening of the 9th I had another meeting with the Sultan at His Highness' request, when he affixed his seal to twenty-seven copies of the notice recalling the Salangore fugitives. At Tunku Dia Oodin's request I explained to the Sultan that the Tunku Dia Oodin never wished to become Sultan of Salangore, as some people had stated, The Sultan said and that he acknowledged Rajah Moosah as His Highness' successor.

that bad people had said this, but that he never believed it. From the Sultan's manner I think that His Highness'mind was much relieved by the statement, and during the last interview his manner was much more cordial towards Tunku Dia Oodin than at the first On taking my leave of the Sultan on this occasion, I left Tunku Dis Oodin with

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him.

On the morning of the 10th I received a message from the Sultan, requesting me to select a site and build a house on the Jugra Hill for myself and Tunku Dia Oodin, as he hoped to see us both frequently at Langat, and wished us to be comfortable when we visited him. The result of my visit, I believe, has been to establish friendly relations between the Sultan and myself, and to expel from His Highness' mind any lingering suspicion he may have had regarding Tunku Dia Oodin's ultimate intentions. I arrived at Klang on the evening of the 11th February.

I remained at Klang, occupied with general business, till 9th February, when I Jerom. proceeded to Jerom, and arrived there on the 20th. This place is planted along the shore with cocoa-nut trees, of which I think there must be at least 50,000, and perhaps a great many more. It is also a favourite fishing ground. It was completely deserted during the late disturbances, and the plantations are overgrown with weeds and underwood The place had been put in charge of Punghulu Putih by Tunku Dia Oodin and he has brought in seventy Malays and Javanese, some of whom have their families with them, and sixty- five Chinese, and has arranged for a number more to come from Penang. He had also collected between forty and fifty of the former inhabitants, and was endeavouring to induce them to return with their families and resume possession of their plantations. These men told me that their families were residing at Langat and that they were only waiting for the Sultan's permission to remove them to Jerom, but they expressed a wish that the Datu of Jerom should not be allowed to return, as they blamed him for all the disturbances at Jerom. About three months ago three men were killed by a tiger and a number of Putih's men left, and others were afraid to go to the place, otherwise there would have been many

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