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PERAK
The large districts of Batang Padang and Upper Perak are as yet less developed than the rest of the State. The railway runs through the Batang Padang district six miles from the headquarter town of Tapah, for which the station, Tapah Road, is some seven hours from Penang. A metalled cart road is now being completed to Grit, the headquarters of the Upper Perak district, on the boundary between Perak and the Native State of Reman which is under Siamese influence.
The population of Perak in 1901, when a census was taken, was 329,665 and in 1905 it was estimated at 400,000. It consisted in 1901 of 149,375 Chinese, of whom 13,724 only were females, 141,723 Malays and other natives of the Archipelago, 34,710 natives of India of whom only 8,678 were females, and 3,587 persons of various other races, including Europeans, Eurasians, Africans, Aunamese, Arabs, Armenians, Jaffna Tamils, Japanese, Siamese and Singalese. The Chinese form the labour force of the tin mines and the Tamil natives of India the labour force of the plantations, but it is noticeable that large numbers of Tamils are now employed in the mines. The Malays engage in native cultivation and various other pursuits.
The Federated Malay States Railway runs through the whole length of Perak from Parit Buntar on the Penang (Province Wellesley) border to Tanjong Malim on the Selangor border, and up to December 31st, 1905, $16,822,133 had been expended on capital account. Branch railways run from Taiping to Port Weld and from Tapah Road to Teluk Anson, thus connecting the coast with the interior.
At the end of 1905 there were 574 miles of metalled roads, 100 miles of earth roads and 621 miles of path constructed and open for traffic.
There are 540 miles of telephone and telegraph lines.
The export duty on tin in 1905 amounted to ₹4,876,407 and the land revenue was 2424,466.
The total revenue raised in 1905 was $12,242,897 and the total expenditure incurred amounted to $10,141,980. There is no public debt.
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT
His Highness Sir IDRIS MERSID-EL-AAZAM SHAH, G.C.M.G., Sultan of Perak
His Highness the Sultan
COUNCIL OF STATE
The British Resident, E. W. Birch, C.M.G. Acting Secretary to Resident, C. W.
Harrison
The Raja di Hilir, Raja Abdul Jalil Raja Chulan bin Ex-Sultan Abdullah The Orang Kaya Mentri, Paduka Tuan,
Wan Muhammad Isa
The Orang Kaya Kaya Sri Adika Raja, Wan !
Muhammad Saleh, 1.8.0.
The Orang Kaya Kaya Sita Bijaya Di Raja,
Jeragan Abdul Shukor
The Datoh Panglima Besar, Haji Abdul
Raof
The Orang Kaya Kaya Laksamana, Inche
Hussein
F. D. Osborne (on leave of absence) E. Maxwell (ad interim)
Towkay Chung Thye Phin
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Heah Swee Lee Leong Fee
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LARUT DISTRICT RESIDENT'S OFFICE Resident-E. W. Birch, c.M.G.
Secretary-J. R. Innes Asst. Secty.-R. D. Acton Second. Asst. Secty.-C. S. Robinson Office Assistant-F. R. A. Toft Resident's clerk-J. M. Rozells Chief clerk—C, C, do Rozario Clerks -F. N. McKenzie, J. Jeremiah. S. S. M. Rentens, R. L. Rebeira, M. V. Chelliah, H. E. de Silva, S. Sin- nadurai, R. E. Colomb, Mahyndin Malay Writers-Alang Ahmad, Kulop
Mohamed
REVENUE AUDIT BRANCH
Revenue Auditor--F. W, Talbot Assistant do. -J. W. Kriekenbeek Chief Clerk-H. S. Baptist
Clerks J. Siriwardene, A. Muthukamaru, N. R. Elankayer, J. Phillps & Che Din
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