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airy, and are kept clean and in good order; the men are fairly paid, and know their drill sufficiently well. The Resident is very fortunate in his superintendent of police, Mr. Syers. The number of men in reserve here struck me as large, considering the improbability of further organized disturbances, and I mentioned it to the Resident. I doubt if Malay and Kling policemen, of whom the Selangor police force is composed, can safely be employed for military purposes. Men of this stamp have on several occasions been tried as a military force, but the result has been, in almost every case, to prove that for such purpose they are useless. To keep the peace on all ordinary occasions, to arrest criminals, or to deal with Chinese, they are no doubt competent, and those are likely, I trust, to be the only services they will benceforth be called upon to perform in Selangor. It then becomes a question whether the present strength of the force might not be reduced with safety, say to 200 men. That would leave a reserve in Penkalen Batu of about 45 men, ready to be employed in cases of emergency wherever needed, and to relieve the out-stations, replace men sick or on leave, &c. If it is not considered advisable to reduce the force in 1879 by dismissing a number of men at once, -and on this point I think the Resident and superintendent of police might be con. sulted, I would advise that some of the less effective members be gradually got rid of, without filling up their places. Such a reduction as that would not, I think, be greatly felt, and when the estimates for 1880 were under consideration a better opinion coul. be arrived at on the question.
29. Prison. The Klang gaol is built on a bad site, on low ground in the middle of the town of Penkalen Batu. I understand that it was the Resident's intention to advise the erection of another gaol elsewhere, as soon as the building in use became in need of substantial repair. But during his absence from the State the strong fence round the gaol began to give way, and the officer acting for the Resident entered into a contract to build an expensive wall to replace it. This wall is now all but completed, in 596) feet in circumference and 13 feet bigh, encloses a large area, and cost $3,635.
The erection of this wall has therefore, for a time at least, fixed the gaol in its present site.
Inside this wall there is a small two-storied building, constructed of thick round posts placed close to each other.
In the lower part of this building the convicts are confined, the upper storey being occupied by debtors.
I saw the prisoners mustered; there were 33, with a warder and police guard in charge of them. Most of the inmates of this gaol have been convicted of grave crimes, indeed,
fancy nearly all of the long-sentenced prisoners have been tried on the charge of murder. The convicts when not working—and they do work both inside and outside the gaol--are confined in one room.
There is no system of separate confinement.
The atmosphere inside the general
ward seemed to me close, as it could hardly fail to be with a high wall all round the yard. The prison building, which occupies only a very small space in the yard, is kept very clean, and there is a small prison hospital ward, at present unoccupied, in a corner of the yard. A well is being constructed in the yard to enable the prisoners to bathe without leaving the precincts.
I have seen some good useful work in the shape of prison manufactures. Out of the prison the convicts are employed on the roads.
The wall I spoke of is only just completed, and the prison building is now in need of considerable repairs, so I fear the best must be made of the present site for some years. I would recommend, however, that no large sum be expended upon a new gaol within the walls.
The prisoners are fed by contract; they appeared to be in good health, and to have no complaint to make. The superintendent of the police is also superintendent of the gaol; and there is a strong police station within call.
30. Hospital-The hospital is well situated on a rising ground on the outskirts of the town of Penkalen Bata. The building is commodious, cool, airy, and kept scrupu lously clean and neat. There is accommodation for 50 patients, but I only found eight inen there, only one a serious case-consumption. Paupers are treated gratuitously, but those who can afford it support themselves in hospital. Clothes are lent to the patients whilst in hospital, and I think this is a good plan. The hospital is in charge of an apothecary, whose house is close by. He told me the largest number of patients he had ever had at one time was 20.
It is proposed to lay down a tiled floor in the hospital, and when that has been done I think the building will in all respects be suited to its requirements. Both gaol and hospital are well drained.
No great change has taken place in the general 31. Penkalen Batu.-General. appearance of Penkalen Batu in the last four years, but several good houses for Govern. ment officers have been built, notably the Residency, the house occupied by the super- intendent of public works, and the apothecary's quarters. The police quarters in the fort have also been very greatly improved.
A considerable length of road in and about the town has been completed, improving the appearance of the place, and adding to the comfort of the inhabitants; one of these roads it is intended eventually to continue as far as Langat, but though that will be & useful work when completed, there is no urgent necessity for it, and I would strongly advise that this road, of which about two miles have been made (the whole distance is 14 miles), should only be proceeded with leisurely and as opportunity offers, that no money be placed on the estimates for its construction, but that convict labour alone be employed for continuing it. I think there is nothing further which calls for remark from me. The general administration and the financial position of the State seem satisfactory, and time alone is needed to aid the efforts that are being made to reduce to order what so recently was disorder in the most aggravated forms.
KLANG.
COMPARATIVE TABLE of Estimated and Actual Revenus and ExPENDITURE for the Year from 1st January to 31st December 1877.
Duty on tin (export) Uther export daties Farms, opium
Amount.
Actual.
Amount.
Excess.
Deloli.
Dolls, ets. $1,999 $1 1,814 5
Fatimated.
RIVEJUA.
Dolls. obs.
Dolla, eta.
Dolla, cta.
147,885 00
Duty on tin (export)
126,859 09
8,760 00
Other export duties
1,845 45
Farms, opium
$,674 00
1
wpirit
2,177 8
19,500 00
**
gambling
8,490 DO
8,170 00
pawnbroking
358 34
at Qualia Lampore
4,800 00
Duty on imports
30,088 00
Duty on imports
21,465 80
1,430 80
1,100 00
Judicial Anes and feas
884 06
--
215 94
6,194 00
Internal revenue
4,699 68
1,344 33
5,000 00
Miscellaneous
908,474 00
Total
5,390 08
177,197 11
390 08
1,820 68
-
98,097 19
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spirit- gambling. pawnbroking
Judicial Snes and fros - Internal reveN DE Miscellaneous
Education
Police
Medical
Marine
Total
EXPENDITURS.
at Qualla Lampore
Net defalt of Astual Revenue su against Zotimaton $96,976 49.
107 81
Saving
Salaries
-
Allowance to Chief Public works
47,074 00 7,495 00
Balaries
Allowances -
64,917 64 6,449 69
1,066 36
955 69
25,170 00
Pabble works
30,064 33
5,083 67
Salaries exclusive of Establish Prisons -
Services suolusive of Essa
900 00
Prisons
700 19
60 00
Education
4 00
$4 00
4,800 00
Police
2,857 69
1,642 81
1,060 00
Medical
1,007 09
43 00
1,780 00
Marise.
8,851 41
1,391 01
Conveyance of mails
1,900 00
Conveyance of mail
B 14
1,147 06
-
Transport travelling allowances Miscellaneous State debt
1,360 00
Transport travelling allowanse
1911 99
1,561 09
1,630 00
Missalansou
2,784 068
1,144 00
45,000 00
State debt-
68,721 91
2,791 91
188,100 00
Total
198,446 87|||
0,389 44
4,986 00
BIRKAN EXPENDITURE,
Salaries
1,361 00 250 00
Salaries Public works
1,411 00
Total
Public works
L 796.
Total
Total
Net excess of Actual Expenditure in against Estimator '8346–374.
* One half recovered from Park.
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*9,375 $9
1,814 89
950 00
1,675 49
1,814 50
$1,044 59
360 08
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COMPARATIVE Table of Estimated and Actual`Ravirus and ExXPENDITURE for the Year from 1st January to 81st December 1877.
Estimated.
Amomt.
Actual.
Amount.
Excess.
Deleit.
BEVENUE.
Dolls. cts.
Dolls, ets.
Dolls. cts.
Dolls, etc.
Export duty on tim
Other export duties
Farms, opium
11,980 00 | E-port duty on tin
75.00 Other export dation
Farma, opism
10,454 27
223 493
1,278 13
147 49
1,892 00
pirit
152 00
4,104 00
2
gambling
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gambling
59 00
1,907 00
1
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
189 00′′
Duty on imports
2,095 00
Duty on imports
2,085 $6
50 96
Judicisi finis anỏ fans
15 00
Judicial Auas and fees
100 39).
85 221
Internal revenue
490 00
Internal revenue
804 45
214 48
Miscellaneous
103 64
308 64
Total
18,649 00
Total
18,288 17
659 90
1,275 78
EXPENDITURE.
Excons.
Saving.
Balaries
Allowances to Chiefs Pablis works Miscellaneous
10,470 00 16,500 00 4,300 00 500 00
Balaries
11,449 00
944 00
Allowance to Chiefa
16,545 00
45 00
Publio worka
4,599 15
339 15
MiscellaneouNE
685 39
185 39
Total •
81,676 00
Total
80,911 54
1,525 54
Not deficit of Actual Revenue for the yune as against Estimates #415 88.
Net excess of Actual Expenditure as against Estimates §1,585 54.
* These figures show the receipt of 18 months, from 80th November 1878 to $1st December 1877, in every cang scoopć that of oplum and spirit frame, which show rossipta for 12 months only.
8KLANGOR.
COMPARATIVE Tahls of Estimated and Actual Revakus and EXPENDITURE for the Year from 1st January
Estimated.
to 31st December 1877.
Ámount.
Actual.
Amonet.
Xx.com.
Deleit.
kavenua.
Dolls. ots.
Export duty on tin
Other export duties
10,994 00 1,456 00
Export duty on tiu Other export duties
Dalla ets. 19,745 495
Dolls. ets.
8,001 403)
Dolls, on
H
Yarns, opium
·
spirit gambling
pawnbroking
Duty on Imports
6,350 00
Farms, opium
spirit
*
gambling pawnbroking
3,350 68 631 16
1,610 97
148 49
108 46
1,397 00
Duty an imports
1,470 102
358 18:
Judicial fines and foun
83 00
Judicial Anes and foos
41 O
458 02
Internal revORMO
$48 00
Internal revenue -
1,568 19
1,019 18
Miscellaneous
65 18
Total
19,691 00
Total
31,423 983
11,781
EXPENDITURE.
Beving.
5,364 00
Salaries
600 00
Public works
500 00
Miscellaneous
7,140 56 44 00 544 573
Total
4,344 00
Total
7,780 188
1,701 20
66 571
1,848 13|||
454 08
444 00
Het ameans of Actual Rupondiere no
inst Botimates $1,004–184.
Net azones of Aetnal Revenue ne against Kotimates $11,781 96).
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