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was 214,254. The country is rapidly increasing in importance, and on the 1st June, 1885, a railway, 8 miles in length, connecting Thaipeng with Port Weld, was formally opened to traffic. This line has since been extended to the mining town of Kauunting, and a further extension to Blanda Mabok was opened to traffic in 1892. An important line is being constructed from Teluk Anson (the port of Lower Perak) to Kinta, opening up some rich tin districts. There are about 402 miles of telegraph and telephone wires in use.
The country is well suited for coffee and there are two plantations owned by Europeans doing well, besides smaller ones owned by natives. Chinese tea of good quality is grown on the higher mountain ranges and pepper flourishes at lower levels. The Government are encouraging planting, and with the facilities of transit offered by the new railways and roads it is expected that planting will become a very important industry in the State. The chief drawback at present is the cost of imported labour.
The only duties levied on exports are a royalty of $10 per bhara (400 lbs.) on tin, and a royalty of one-tenth on timber, ataps, and other jungle produce. The value of the trade in 1892 was $18,568,689 against $17,159,330 in 1890. Tin is the principal export. The revenue in 1892 was $2,689,565 and the expenditure $2,049,490, besides a special expenditure of $1,045,365 on railway construction and roads. There is daily communication by trading steamers between Penang and Larut and also between Penang and Teluk Anson.
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT
His Highness SULTAN SIR IDRIS, K.C.M.G., Yang-de-per-tuan of the State of Perak
His Highness the Sultan
The British Resident
The Secretary to the Government
COUNCIL OF STATE
The Orang Kaya Datu Laksamana, Tuan
Haji Sleman
The Orang Kaya Datu Temenggong, Hassan
BRITISH RESIDENCY
Resident-F. A. Swettenham, C.M.O. Resident's Clerk-Geo. E. Cropley
KWALA KANGSA DISTRICT District Magistrate-Hugh Clifford Assistant-E. S. Hose
Do. -E. A. Irving Financial Assistant-W. Mahony
Clerk to Dist. Magistrate-Li Yik Mow Clerk of Courts-F. L. Nicholas
RESIDENCY COURT
Judge-H. H. Sultan Idris, K.C.M.G. Judge--The British Resident
Do. The Secretary to Government Assessor-The Orang Kaya Datu Temeng
gong, Hassan
Do. The Orang Kaya Datu Laksa
mana, Tuan Haji Sleman
Do. The Orang Kaya Datoh Peng-
lima Kinta, Usuf
Do. -The Datoh Muda, Abdul Wahab Native Magistrate for Kwala Kanasa Dis- trict-Unku Mansur bin Raja Abdullah
Do. -Datoh Sri Maharaja Lela Do. -Lower Perak-Raja Musa
The Datu Panglima Kinta, Usuf Toh Muda, Wahab
Captain Chang Ah Kwee Captain Chin Ah Yam Kho Bu Ann
LARUT DISTRICT AUDIT DEPARTMENT State Auditor-R. D. Hewett Assistant do. -F. W. Tabbot Accountant--E. M. Baker Chief Clerk-P. A. Reutens
Clerks J. Kriekenbeek, J. J. Doyle, H. S. Baptist, W. E. Siddons, J. Siriwardene, James Ferrao, S. Flores, F. R. A. Toft, G. C. Fernando, W. E. Ferdinands
CHINESE PROTECTORATE
Protector of Chinese-R. G. Watson (abst.)
Acting
Assistant
do.
-W. D. Barnes do. -W. Cowan (Kinta) Junior Assistant-G. F. Towers Inspector-W. Harrold
Chief Clerk-Hü Ah Tak
Regtn, Officer--W. McK. Young, Gopeng Branch Office Teluk Anson-J. F. Mills, R.N.
(in charge)
MAGISTRATE AND CORONER'S COURT, LARUT Magistrate and Cor.-F. A. de Mornay (abt.) Acting do. -E. Burnside Chief Clerk-J. A. Hendricks Clerks-Leow Kim Leong, Choo Yee Kie
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