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THE NEGRI SEMBILAN
Sungei Ujong and Jelebu have together an area of about 1,200 square miles, and a range of hills in the north attain a height of about 3,800 feet, the slopes of which have been pronounced by Ceylon planters as most suitable for the cultivation of coffee, cocoa, &c. On the lower ground, nearer the coast, tapioca is successfully cultivated. Tin mining is carried on to a considerable extent. The river Linggi is the only consider- able stream in the state, and was formerly navigable for upwards of 40 miles from its mouth. The principal town of Sungei Ujong is Seramban. The port of Sungei Ujong was opened on the 1st September, 1884, at Pengkalan Kompas on the Linggi river, at a distance of about seven miles from the mouth of the river, and a well laid-out town has sprung up. Port Dickson (district and port) lies south-west of Seremban, and promises to become of some importance. The harbour has from eleven to fifteen fathoms of water and is well sheltered. A railway connecting it with Seremban was opened in July, 1891. The line has greatly facilitated trade. There is a first- class road from Pengkalan Kompas to the Residency at Seremban, and thence on to Pantai, a distance altogether of about 31 miles, Pantai being 8 miles from the seat of Government and leading to the coffee estates on Bukit Berembun, which are in a flourishing state. To these, a distance of 13 miles, a cart road has been constructed. A cart road from Seremban to Setul, 9 miles distant, and extending to Bernang, 6 miles further on the Selangor border, has been made, and has opened up an extensive and rich tin mining district, which is being rapidly taken up by the Chinese, who are the real wealth producers of the country, as elsewhere in the native states. Communication with Malacca is kept up by subsidized steam-launches, and a cart road from the state to Lubok China in Malacca (five miles) was completed in 1885. The revenue in 1898 was $701,334 and the expenditure $730,000; in 1897 the revenue was $572,546 and the expenditure $607,313. The trade returns show a total value of $5,365,000, exports constituting three-fifths of that sum.
DIRECTORY
MEMBERS OF THE STATE COUNCIL
President His Highness Tunku Mohamed |
bin Al Morham Tunku Antah, Yang a per Tuan of Negri Sembilan, c.M.G. Member-The British Resident
Do.
The Dato Klana Petra of Sungei
Ujong
The Dato Bandar
Member-The Dato Penghulu of Johol
(Dato Beginda Tan Amas Proy) Do. Tunku Muda Chik Menanti
of Sri
Do. The Ruler of Tampin (Tunku
Dewa)
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
-The Dato Penghulu of Jelebu -The Dato Penghulu of Rembau
Do.
Do.
BRITISH RESIDENCY
British Resident-E. W. Birch (absent) Acting do. -D. H. Wise Chief Clerk--J. M. S. Holmberg
Second do.-F. A. Monteiro
Third do.-Khor Sin Huat
Fourth do.-H. H. Armstrong
Malay Writer-Mohamed Yassin
COURTS
Senior Magistrate-F. Duberey Acting do. -L. B. Elden
Magistrate-C. V. Dyson
Clerk of Courts-A. B. Holmberg Chinese Interpreter--Soh Swee Lir Tamil
-S. M. Poniah
do.
Bailiff-Hasan bin Brahim
DISTRICT OFFICE, PORT DICKSON
District Officer-J. F. Owen
-The Dato Muda of Linggi
-Captain Lee Chin Sam —Tam Yong
Chief Clerk-C. C. do Rozario Second do.-P. Zuzarte
Chief Clerk, Land Office-J. D. Rozario Customs Clerk, Lukut--Raja Kader
Do. Pasir Panjang-Ngah
Do. Penghalan Kempas-Haji Mo-
hamed Asah
Weighing Clerk-Lew Yang Hin Chinese Interpreter-Lim Chiu Chuan Tamil do. -J. Jacob
DISTRICT OFFICE, JELEBU District Officer--F. Bede Cox Acting do. -R. D. Acton Chief Clerk-Sol Swee Kee
Second do. B. A. Especkerman Third do. —A. S. Coit
Chinese Interpreter-Lim Cheng Chuan Malay Writer-Sidun
Chief Clerk Land-A. Venasitamby
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