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After consultation with his chiefs, the Bandahara agreed to receive them at Pabang and then send them to Singapore to be dealt with by the Governor, but they appear to have heard of this and made their way back to the borders of Pahang. The Bandahara then sent a party to drive them out of Pahang, which has been done. This appears to have given rise to a report that the Pahang people intended to attack Jumpole, and I have written to Captain Murray, informing him of the real state of the

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matter.

No. 72.

J. G. DAVIDSON,

H. B. M.'a Resident, Salangore.

GOVERNOR SIE W. JERVOIS, K.C.M.G., C.B., to the EARL OF CARNARVON. (Received May 6, 1876.)

(No. 155.) MY LORD,

Government House, Singapore, April 5, 1876, I HAVE the honour to enclose for your Lordship's information, translation of a proclamation issued by the Sultan of Salangore on the 21st February, whereby all taxes in the State of Salangore will, in future, be collected by the officers of the Salangore Government, and paid into the General Treasury of that State, instead of as heretofore being collected by individuals and devoted to their own purposes.

His Highness the Sultan of Salangore moved in this matter by a letter to my pre- decessor, dated 3rd October 1874, translation of which was forwarded to your Lordship in Despatch No. 319 dated 7th November 1874.*

Nothing was, however, done then in the matter, except to acknowledge the Sultan's offer.

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Shortly after my arrival in these Settlements I visited the Sultan of Salangore, and the matter was again brought up. It was then arranged that the Assistant Resident should collect the revenues at Langat.

This, however, was not done, owing to the Assistant Resident having been unavoidably engaged in other duties,

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Mr. Davidson, the Acting Resident of Salangore, has just visited the Sultan in company with the Viceroy, Tunku Dia Oodin, and the question was revived,

The present arrangement, while it will make no difference to those who hitherto collected the taxes (as they will be paid the average amounts stated to have been collected by them), will remove considerable abuses in the collection, will make the taxation uniform throughout Salangore, and will give confidence to traders and miners, on sooount of the knowledge that all royalties and taxes will be collected on a uniform and well understood scale, without the fear of their being subjected to petty impositions by unauthorized collectors.

Mr. Davidson has been very cautious to ascertain the views both of the Sultan an his people before recommending this step, and I had no hesitation in approving of when it became clear that it would be acceptable to all concerned.

In connexion with this subject, I may mention that, hitherto, whilst collecting the revenues of Langat himself, the Sultan has only been able to get from $300 to $500 a month, but it is trusted that now the mines in Ulu Langat will be re-opened, and that the revenues, when fairly and properly collected, will reach a considerably higher

sum.

I have, therefore, instructed the Resident of Salangore to pay to the Sultan out of the general revenue a monthly allowance not exceeding $1,000.

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The Right Hop. the Earl of Carnarvon,

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WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS;

Enclosure in No. 72.

Straits Settlements Government Gazette ExtraordINARY.--Published by Authority!

Singapore, Saturday, 25th March 1876. PROCLAMATION.

THIS Proclamation from Us, the Yang Dipurtuan Abdussamad, who now sit upon the throne of the Kingdom of Salangore and all its dependencies, notifies to the public that it has been made known to Us that persons levy taxes and collect revenue within our country without obtaining authority from Us, which is quite illegal, and have spent them foolishly;equently our men within our country suffer distress, and foreigners dare not conteither to deal or live in our country. Wherefore we propose to make arrangements with reference to the collection of the revenue and the expen- diture of our country. We publish this for the general information under the approval of His Excellency Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, C.B., K.C.M.G., the Governor of the three Settlements Singapore, Penang, and Malacca. We have applied to the Residents, Mr. Davidson and Mr. Douglas, about the collection of the revenue of Salangore and all its dependencies; and We have consulted with our Viceroy, Tunku Dia Oodin, as to the carrying out of proper arrangements for the collection of the revenue and its expenditure.

Moreover we notify to the public that from the 1st day of Rabil Awal, in the year 1293 (26th March 1876), no man can either collect or receive taxes within our country, but only those who have received authority from the Residents and from our Viceroy. After the date above mentioned, if any do collect or try to collect taxes within our country without obtaining the above-mentioned authority he shall be punished rigorously. Of this we give notice. This proclamation was executed on the 27th Mobarram 1293 (21st February 1876.)

No. 78.

GOVERNOR SIE W. JERVOIS, K.C.M.G., C.B., to the EARL OF CARNARVON. (Received May 6, 1876.) (No. 159.)

MY LORD,

Government House, Singapore,

April 6, 1876.

In continuation of my Despatch, No 129, of the 21st March, reporting the circum stances attending the surrender of Ex-sultan Ismail, I have the honour to enclose the Enclosure 1. official report of Mr. Hewick, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Province Wellesley, March 23,1876. who was very instrumental in effecting his capture.

2. In paragraph 7 of the despatch referred to, I stated that the Ex-sultan, together with Datu Nara and Panglima Prang Samson, would be conveyed to Singapore in H.M.S." Ringdove" and would arrive in the course of a few days.

3. The Ex-sultan arrived on the 26th ultimo, accompanied by his two sons, by the two chiesa alluded to in the last paragraph, and by 19 attendants.

The regalia of Perak was likewise brought to Singapore at the same time, and I gave orders that it should be deposited in the Treasury. This regalia is more valuable than it had generally been reported to be, consisting of the personal orna. ments, plate, and weapons of the Sultans of Perak.

I have given directions that the 27 elephants which form part of the regalia, and which in paragraph 7 of the despatch previously referred to I reported had been captured, shall be sent to Perak, and employed temporarily for transport service.

4. After considering the matter with my Executive Council, I determined that, pending the result of the Commission of Inquiry which I bad appointed (see paragraph 8 of my Despatch No. 129), the best plan would be to place him and his party with Mabarajah of Johore, provided the Matarajah would consent to receive him as a prisoner on parole. (As stated in paragraph 10 of the despatch just referred to, the Maharajah had throughout advised Ismail to submit to the British Government.) I considered that this would be a preferable arrangement to bis staying in Singapore, where he might be exposed to intrigue. I considered moreover, that it would be perfectly safe to allow the Ex-sultan and his attendants to remain in Johore on parole. There would be no inducement to them to leave that place, where the Maharajah would provide them with every necessary comfort; indeed, unless the Ex-sultan were disposed to go again into the jungle, I know not to what place he could flee with any

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